Loreleia eucingulata
| Loreleia eucingulata Temporal range: early Middle Triassic (Ladinian), ~
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| L. eucinglulata holotype specimen | |
| Digital model of the L. eucinglulata holotype | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinistia |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Suborder: | Latimerioidei |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Loreleia Manuelli et al., 2026 |
| Species: | †L. eucingulata
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| Binomial name | |
| †Loreleia eucingulata Manuelli et al., 2026
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Loreleia eucingulata is an extinct species of coelacanth lobe-finned fish known from the Middle Triassic (Ladinian age) Calcaire à Cératites Formation of France. It is the only species in the genus Loreleia, known from a well-preserved, articulated skull and skeleton. Using microCT scans, an ossified lung was identified in this species and the closely related Graulia branchiodonta, known from the same formation. This structure may have allowed it to transmit sound pressure from the lung to the inner ear.