Leptolepidae

Leptolepidae; Temporal range:
	Fossil of Leptolepis coryphaenoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Leptolepiformes
Family:	†Leptolepidae; Nicholson & Lydekker, 1889
Genera
	†Leptolepis (type genus); †Longileptolepis; †Proleptolepis;

Leptolepidae (also spelt as Leptolepididae)^[3] is an extinct family of herring-like stem-teleost fish found throughout the world during the Jurassic. They were among the first fish to possess certain teleost synapomorphies, such as cycloid scales and fully ossified vertebrae.^[1]

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Leptolepidae Temporal range:

Fossil of Leptolepis coryphaenoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Leptolepiformes
Family:	†Leptolepidae Nicholson & Lydekker, 1889
Genera^[1]^[2]
†Leptolepis (type genus) †Longileptolepis †Proleptolepis

Leptolepidae

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