Leptolepidae

Leptolepidae Temporal range: Mid Triassic to Early Cretaceous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Leptolepis dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Leptolepiformes^[1]
Family:	Leptolepidae
Genera
Aethalion Leptolepis (type genus) Varasichthys Megastoma Sarginites Pachythrissops ?Thrissops

Leptolepidae ("Delicate Scales") is an extinct family of herring-like Mesozoic teleosts found throughout the world. They were among the first teleosts to have fully ossified vertebrae.

References

↑ New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

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