Paralepidotus
{{Short description|Extinct genus of fishes}}
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| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|247.2|201.6}} Triassic
| image = Paralepidotus ornatus.JPG
| image_caption = Paralepidotus ornatus
| taxon = Paralepidotus
| authority = Stolley, 1919
}}
Paralepidotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.{{cite journal | last = Sepkoski | first = Jack | title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera | journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology | volume = 364 |page=560 | date = 2002 | url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class | accessdate = 2009-02-27 }}
Distribution
Fossils of Paralepidotus are found in the Triassic marine strata of Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia and United States.
See also
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References
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- [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=273986 Paleobiology Database]
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Category:Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Category:Triassic fish of Asia
Category:Triassic fish of Europe
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