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†Piveteauia madagascariensis Lehman, 1952
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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.