| Andreolepis hedei Temporal range: Late Silurian |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Palaeonisciformes |
| Family: | Andreolepididae |
| Genus: | Andreolepis |
| Species: | A. hedei |
| Binomial name | |
| Andreolepis hedei Gross, 1968 |
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Andreolepis hedei, an extinct prehistoric fish, has proven so far to be the earliest-known Actinopterygiian, living around 420 million years ago. It inhabited Russia, Sweden, Estonia, and Latvia.