Austrolepidotes
Extinct genus of fishes
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Austrolepidotes is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish from the Early Cretaceous. It contains a single species, A. cuyanus from the Lagarcito Formation of Argentina.[1][2][3]
| Austrolepidotes Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | †Semionotiformes |
| Family: | †Semionotidae |
| Genus: | †Austrolepidotes Bocchino, 1974 |
| Species: | †A. cuyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Austrolepidotes cuyanus Bocchino, 1974 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Austrolepidotus | |
The holotype specimen has been lost, and its taxonomic status is considered doubtful. It is thus considered a nomen dubium.[4]
