Whiteia
Sign in to saveWhiteia is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth fish which lived during the Triassic period. It is named after Errol White.
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Vinony files it under Extinct animals of Canada, Extinct animals of Indonesia and Fossils of Greenland.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Whiteia is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth fish which lived during the Triassic period. It is named after Errol White.
==Taxonomy== The type species is Whiteia woodwardi from the Early Triassic of Madagascar. Other Early Triassic species are W. anniae, W. tuberculata, W. uyenoteruyai (both Madagascar), W. nielseni (East Greenland), W.? banffensis (Alberta, Canada), W. africana (South Africa) and W. anniae (Anhui, China). Two species, W. oishii (West Timor, Indonesia) and W. gigantea (Texas, United States), are of Late Triassic age.
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