Leptolepides is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1]
| Leptolepides Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | †Orthogonikleithridae |
| Genus: | †Leptolepides Nybelin, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Leptolepides sprattiformis Blainville, 1818 | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
External links
edit- "Pachycormiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
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