Paralepidotus

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

Paralepidotus
Temporal range: 247.2โ€“201.6 Ma Triassic
Paralepidotus ornatus
Scientific classification
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Order:
Ginglymodi
Family:
Callipurbeckiidae
Genus:
Paralepidotus

Distribution

Fossil P. ornatus

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

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See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

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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