Andreolepis hedei
| Andreolepis hedei Temporal range: Late Silurian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Palaeonisciformes |
| Family: | Andreolepididae |
| Genus: | Andreolepis |
| Species: | A. hedei |
| Binomial name | |
| Andreolepis hedei Gross, 1968 | |
Andreolepis hedei is an extinct prehistoric fish, living around 420 million years ago.[1] Although Andreolepis was generally regarded as a primitive actinopterygiian based on its ganoid scale structure, some new research regards it as a stem group of osteichthyans.[2]
It inhabited what is now Russia, Sweden, Estonia, and Latvia.[3]
References
- ↑ Andreolepis (Actinopterygii) in the Upper Silurian of Northern Eurasia>
- ↑ Botella, Hector; Blom, Henning; Dorka, Markus; Ahlberg, Per Erik; Janvier, Philippe (August 2007). "Jaws and teeth of the earliest bony fishes". Nature. 448 (7153): 583–586. doi:10.1038/nature05989. ISSN 1476-4687.
- ↑ The Paleobiology Database
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