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Leptolepides

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Leptolepides
Temporal range: Tithonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Orthogonikleithridae
Genus: Leptolepides
Nybelin, 1974
Type species
Leptolepides sprattiformis
Species
  • Leptolepides sprattiformis Blainville, 1818
  • Leptolepides haerteisi Arratia, 1997
Synonyms
  • Clupea sprattiformis Blainville, 1818
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

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  1. ^ 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.
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