Andreolepididae

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Andreolepis Fossil range: Late Silurian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Order: Palaeonisciformes Family: Andreolepididae Märss, 2001 Genus: Andreolepis Gross, 1968
Species
A. hedei Gross, 1968 A. petri Märss, 2001

Andreolepididae is an extinct monogeneric family of the order Actinopterygii. The genus is Andreolepis.

There are two known species of this genus, A. hedei and A. petri. A. hedei has proven so far to be the earliest-known Actinopterygiian, living around 420 million years ago. Both species inhabited Russia, and A. hedei fossils have also been uncovered in Sweden, Estonia, and Latvia.

[edit] References

• Andreolepis (Actinopterygii) in the Upper Silurian of Northern Eurasia
• The Paleobiology Database

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