| Coelacanthidae Temporal range: Permian to Jurassic |
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|---|---|
| Coelacanthus whitea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Subclass: | Coelacanthimorpha |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Family: | Coelacanthidae |
| Genera | |
Coelacanthidae is an extinct family of coelacanths found throughout the world, originating during the Permian, and finally dying out during the Jurassic.
The modern-day genus Latimeria is often erroneously thought to be in this family, when, in fact, it is in the more advanced family Latimeriidae, which appeared some time during the Triassic.