Whiteia
Encyclopedia
Whiteia is an extinct genus
of prehistoric coelacanth
fish which lived during the Triassic
period.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of prehistoric coelacanth
Coelacanth
Coelacanths are members of an order of fish that includes the oldest living lineage of Sarcopterygii known to date....
fish which lived during the Triassic
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
period.
External links
- Taxonomy of Coelacanthinimorpha at Mikko's Phylogeny ArchiveMikko's Phylogeny ArchiveMikko's Phylogeny Archive is an amateur paleontology website maintained by Mikko Haaramo, a student at the University of Helsinki's Department of Geology, Division of Geology and Palaeontology....
. - Ancient Coelacanths: Coelacanthus banffensis and Whitea sp.