Leptolepides

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Leptolepides
Temporal range: Early Toarcian [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pachycormiformes
Genus: Leptolepides
Nybelin, 1974
Type species
Leptolepides sprattiformis
Blainville, 1818
Species
  • Leptolepides sprattiformisBlainville, 1818
  • Leptolepides haerteisiArratia, 1997
Synonyms
  • Clupea sprattiformisBlainville, 1818
3D reconstruction of Leptolepides chased by Aspidorhynchus Aspidorhynchus and Leptolepides.jpg
3D reconstruction of Leptolepides chased by Aspidorhynchus

Leptolepides is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.