Leptolepidae
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Leptolepidae Fossil range: Mid Triassic to Early Cretaceous |
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Leptolepis koonwarriensis
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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.