Archaeolepidotus
genus of fishes (fossil)
Archaeolepidotus is an extinct, prehistoric semionotiform that lived during the Early Triassic period. Its only species is Archaeolepidotus leonardii.
Classification change
It is in the order Semionotiformes. It was probably a macrosemiid or a relative of Callipurbeckia. It probably may have been a relative of the Arapaiminae.
Description change
It resembled some sort of arapaima but much shorter. It also may have resembled the African arowana.
Related pages change
References change
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
Other websites change
- Archaeolepidotus on English Wikipedia