Foreyia

Foh-rey-e-ah.

John Stewart

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Stewart, J. (2015, November 29). Foreyia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/foreyia/

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Name

Foreyia.

Phonetic

Foh-rey-e-ah.

Named By

L.‭ ‬Cavin,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Mennecart,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Obrist,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Costeur‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Furrer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Sarcopterygii,‭ ‬Coelacanthiformes,‭ ‬Latimeriidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

F.‭ ‬maxkuhni‭

Size

Up to‭ ‬21‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Switzerland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Prosanto Formation.

Time Period

Landian‭? ‬of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skeleton.

In Depth

       Foreyia is a genus of small coelacanth that lived in European waters during the middle Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Heterochronic evolution explains novel body shape in a Triassic coelacanth from Switzerland.‭ ‬.‭ ‬Scientific Reports‭ ‬7‭(‬13695‭)‬:1-7.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Cavin,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Mennecart,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Obrist,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Costeur‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Furrer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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