Leptolepides

Leptolepides Temporal range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	†Orthogonikleithridae
Genus:	†Leptolepides Nybelin, 1974
Type species
Leptolepides sprattiformis Blainville, 1818
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]

See also

• List of prehistoric bony fish genera

References

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.

External links

• "Pachycormiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.