†Whiteia giganteus Brownstein 2023 (coelacanth)
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Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: C. Brownstein. 2023. A large coelacanth, †Whiteia giganteus sp. nov., from the Triassic of Texas, USA, establishes a Pangean radiation of early Mesozoic actinistians. Palaeontologia Electronica
Belongs to Whiteia according to C. Brownstein 2023
Sister taxa: Whiteia africanus, Whiteia anniae, Whiteia durabilis, Whiteia lepta, Whiteia nielseni, Whiteia oishii, Whiteia tuberculata, Whiteia uyenoteruyai, Whiteia woodwardi
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Palo Duro Canyon (Triassic of Texas)
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