Coelacanth fossil?

[Crazyhen]

The fossil shown in the attached photos is said to be a coelacanth from Madagascar?  What do you think?

[Fossildude19]

Yes, either Piveteauia madagascariensis  or Whiteia woodwordi.

I'm leaning toward Whiteia.

Maybe Thomas  @oilshale will have a look at it. 

Too bad it isn't complete.

Regards,

 

 

[doushantuo]

There is no taxon named Whitea  

the same mistake was corrected in exactly the same way by me on may 2017

[abyssunder]

" Dans les formations éotriasiques du Nord-Ouest de Madagascar, les Coelacanthidae sont représentés par les genres suivants : Whiteia woodwardi, W. tuberculata Moy-Thomas (1935), Piveteauia madagascariensis Lehman (1952), Coelacanthus madagascariensis Smith Woodward (1910). A cette liste s'ajoute la nouvelle espèce Coelacanthus evolutus. " - as stated in L. Beltan. 1980. Eotrias du Nord-Ouest de Madagascar : Etude de quelques poissons dont un est en parturition. Ann. Soc. Geol. Nord XCIX: 453-464

[doushantuo]

any reason why this would be Triassic?

[Fossildude19]

1 hour ago, doushantuo said:

There is no taxon named Whitea     

the same mistake was corrected in exactly the same way by me on may 2017

 

 

Thanks for the correction, Ben. 

I have a hard time remembering whats for breakfast, ... no less spelling corrections from nearly a year ago.   

I've fixed the spelling in my post. 

 

[jdp]

1 hour ago, doushantuo said:

any reason why this would be Triassic?

That's the age of the Sakamena Formation, where these nodules come from.

[Crazyhen]

My friend has a very well preserved fish fossil which looks like a coelacanth.  It’s collected from Guizhou, China.  Any idea what species it is?

[Fossildude19]

Probably Luopingcoelacanthus eurylacrimalis sp. nov.

 

This is a beautiful fossil!   

 

 

[doushantuo]

My bad,should have read my Clement

Beltan(1996(a review of the Triassic fish of Madagascar)) is heavily paywalled

 

[Crazyhen]

There is another specimen here.  Is it also a coelacanth?  It is from Guizhou, China.

[Fossildude19]

On 1/10/2018 at 5:31 AM, Crazyhen said:

There is another specimen here.  Is it also a coelacanth?  It is from Guizhou, China.

 

Yes. 

[abyssunder]

I agree !