Paralepidotus

Extinct genus of fishes

Paralepidotus
Temporal range: 247.2–201.6 Ma
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Triassic
Paralepidotus ornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Ginglymodi
Family:
Callipurbeckiidae
Genus:
Paralepidotus

Paralepidotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[1]

Distribution

Fossil P. ornatus

Fossils of Paralepidotus are found in the Triassic marine strata of Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia and United States.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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Actinopterygii
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Ginglymodi
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Kyphosichthyiformes
Kyphosichthyidae
Lashanichthyidae
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Semionotiformes
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Semionotidae
Callipurbeckiidae
Macrosemiidae
Lepisosteiformes
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Lepidotidae
Lepisosteoidei
Obaichthyidae
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Lepisosteidae
Incertae sedis
Semionotus elegans

Atractosteus spatula

Lepisosteus platostomus
Taxon identifiers
Paralepidotus


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