Austrolepidotes

Austrolepidotes Temporal range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Ginglymodi
Order:	† Semionotiformes
Family:	† Semionotidae
Genus:	† Austrolepidotes Bocchino, 1974
Species:	†A. cuyanus
Binomial name
†Austrolepidotes cuyanus Bocchino, 1974
Synonyms
Austrolepidotus

Austrolepidotes is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish from the Early Cretaceous. It contains a single species, A. cuyanus from the Lagarcito Formation of Argentina. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The holotype specimen has been lost, and its taxonomic status is considered doubtful. It is thus considered a nomen dubium . ^[4]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. "IRMNG - Austrolepidotes Bocchino, 1974 †". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
2. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
3. R, Andreina Bocchino (1974). "AUSTROLEPIDOTES CUYANUS GEN. ET SP. NOV. Y OTROS RESTOS DE PECES FOSILES DE LA FORMACION LAGARCITO (? JURASICO SUPERIOR), SAN LUIS, ARGENTINA". Ameghiniana (in Spanish). 11 (3): 237–248. ISSN   1851-8044.
4. LóPez-Arbarello, Adriana; Codorniú, Laura (2007-12-12). "Semionotids (Neopterygii, Semionotiformes) from the Lower Cretaceous Lagarcito Formation, San Luis Province, Argentina" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (4): 811–826. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[811:SNSFTL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0272-4634.