''Proleptolepis'' is an extinct genus of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
belonging to the family
Leptolepidae
Leptolepidae (also spelt as Leptolepididae) 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
In phylogenetics, an ...
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See also
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List of prehistoric bony fish genera
This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all ...
References
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
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