Telepholis
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Telepholis is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the Cenomanian to Campanian.[1]
| Telepholis Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Genus: | †Telepholis von der Marck, 1868 |
Species
Species in the genus Telepholis as reported in Dietze (2009):[2]
- Telepholis acrocephalus, von der Marck and Schlüter, 1868 (Type species)
- Telepholis tenuis, Davis 1887
Location/Distribution
Type Locality:[2] Sendenhorst (Westphalia, Germany)
Holotype and known collections specimens
The Holotype is specimen "GIM-8434". As reported in Dietze's study : "Complete specimen with poorly preserved head, standard length ca. 112 mm"[2]
Standard length of 3 specimens (GIM-8425, GIM-8434 and IPB-1631) : 112-160 mm (11.2 - 11.6 cm).
