Kingdom Animalia Superclass Osteichthyes Family Andreolepididae Scientific name Andreolepis hedei Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Class Actinopterygii Genus Andreolepis Phylum Chordata Order Palaeonisciformes | |
Similar Andreolepis, Psarolepis, Palaeonisciformes, Nostolepis, Phlebolepis | ||
Andreolepis hedei, an extinct prehistoric fish, has proven so far to be the earliest-known actinopterygiian, living around 420 million years ago. It inhabited what is now Russia, Sweden, Estonia, and Latvia.
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