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Paralepidotus

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Paralepidotus
Temporal range: 247.2–201.6 Ma Triassic
Paralepidotus ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ginglymodi
Order: Semionotiformes
Family: Callipurbeckiidae
Genus: Paralepidotus
Stolley, 1919

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

Distribution

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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

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.