Leptolepidae

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Leptolepidae
Fossil range: Mid Triassic to Early Cretaceous
Leptolepis koonwarriensis
Leptolepis koonwarriensis
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pachycormiformes
Family: Leptolepidae
Genera

Family Leptolepidae ("Delicate Scales") is a family of herring-like Mesozoic teleosts found throughout the world. They were among the first teleosts to have fully ossified vertebrae.