Paralepidotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[1]
| Paralepidotus Temporal range: Triassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | †Semionotiformes |
| Family: | †Callipurbeckiidae |
| Genus: | †Paralepidotus Stolley, 1919 |
Distribution
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Fossils of Paralepidotus are found in the Triassic marine strata of Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia and United States.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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