Leptolepis
Leptolepis (from Greek: λεπτός leptós, 'slight' and Greek: λεπίς lepis 'scale') is an extinct genus of stem-teleost fish that lived in what is now Europe during the Jurassic period (Toarcian–Callovian ages).
| Leptolepis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Fossil of L. coryphaenoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Leptolepiformes |
| Family: | †Leptolepidae |
| Genus: | †Leptolepis Agassiz, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus coryphaenoides Bronn, 1830 | |
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