Biology:Leptolepides
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | †Orthogonikleithridae |
| Genus: | †Leptolepides Nybelin, 1974 |
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| Leptolepides sprattiformis Blainville, 1818
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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]
See also
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
External links
- "Pachycormiformes". Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35232. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q9021814 entry
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