Pleuropholidae is an extinct family of stem-teleost fish that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. It is one of several families that were historically placed in the paraphyletic order Pholidophoriformes.[1][2] Pleuropholids can be distinguished from other "pholidophoriforms" by the elongated scales on the sides of their bodies.[1]
Pleuropholidae Temporal range:
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Fossil of Pleuropholis sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Division: | Teleostei |
Family: | †PleuropholidaeSaint-Seine, 1949
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Taxonomy
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The family has five genera:[1][2]
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