Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Rank Family | Phylum Chordata Order Leptolepiformes | |
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Similar Leptolepis, Leptolepides, Leptolepides sprattiformis, Pholidophoriformes, Pholidophorus | ||
Leptolepidae ("Delicate Scales") is an extinct family of herring-like Mesozoic teleosts found throughout the world. They were among the first teleosts to have fully ossified vertebrae.
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