Pleuropholidae
Extinct family of ray-finned fishes
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Pleuropholidae is an extinct family of stem-teleost fish that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. It is one of several families that were historically placed in the paraphyletic order Pholidophoriformes.[1][2] Pleuropholids can be distinguished from other "pholidophoriforms" by the elongated scales on the sides of their bodies.[1]
| Pleuropholidae Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Pleuropholis sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Family: | †Pleuropholidae Saint-Seine, 1949 |
Taxonomy
The family has five genera:[1][2]
- Austropleuropholis
- Gondwanapleuropholis
- Parapleuropholis
- Pleuropholis
- Zurupleuropholis
