Fish
Foreyia
Foreyia was an unusual coelacanth with an exaggerated head and body outline.
Foreyia was an unusual coelacanth with an exaggerated head and body outline. Its anatomy demonstrates how varied a group can be even when living members look comparatively conservative.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Foreyia at a glance
- Diet
- Diet uncertain
- When it lived
- Middle Triassic
- Group
- Latimeriidae
- Latimeriidae
Beyond the game
The real Foreyia
Foreyia was an unusual coelacanth with an exaggerated head and body outline. Its anatomy demonstrates how varied a group can be even when living members look comparatively conservative.
Its distinctive head and body proportions expand the known range of coelacanth anatomy. The fossil differs noticeably from the comparatively conservative appearance of living coelacanths.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- Natural History Museum Geneva: Foreyia maxkuhni discovery and CT research
- Paleobiology Database checklist: Foreyia maxkuhni
Original English Dinosgacha summaries informed by the linked scientific and museum references; source publications retain their own rights.