Piveteauia is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth fish which lived during the Lower Triassic period.[1] The type specimen was discovered in the Middle Sakamena Group in northwestern Madagascar by French paleoichthyologist Jean-Pierre Lehman.[1] The genus is named after Jean Piveteau.
| Piveteauia Temporal range:
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| Piveteauia madagascariensis fossil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Actinistia |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Family: | †Whiteiidae |
| Genus: | †Piveteauia Lehman, 1952[1] |
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| †Piveteauia madagascariensis Lehman, 1952
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References
edit- ^ a b c Gael Clement (1999-06-14). "The Actinistian (Sarcopterygii) Piveteauia madagascariensis Lehman from the Lower Triassic of Northwestern Madagascar: A redescription on the basis of new material". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19 (2): 234–242. Bibcode:1999JVPal..19..234C. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011137.
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