Proleptolepis

Proleptolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Leptolepiformes
Family: †Leptolepidae
Genus: †Proleptolepis
Nybelin, 1974
Species[1]
  • †P. elongata Nybelin, 1974
  • †P. furcata Nybelin, 1974
  • †P. megalops Nybelin, 1974

Proleptolepis is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leptolepidae.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Konwert, M.; Stumpf, S. (2017). "Exceptionally preserved Leptolepidae (Actinopterygii, Teleostei) from the late Early Jurassic Fossil-Lagerstätten of Grimmen and Dobbertin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany)". Zootaxa. 4243 (2): 249–296. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4243.2.2. PMID 28610149.
  2. ^ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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