Paralepidotus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Paralepidotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[1]
| Paralepidotus Temporal range: Triassic | |
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| Paralepidotus ornatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | †Semionotiformes |
| Family: | †Callipurbeckiidae |
| Genus: | †Paralepidotus Stolley, 1919 |
Distribution
Fossils of Paralepidotus are found in the Triassic marine strata of Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia and United States.
