Acrolepididae is an extinct family of ray-finned fish.[1] Genera referred to Acrolepididae existed from the Early Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. They were nektonic carnivores with a fusiform body.

Acrolepididae
Temporal range: Tournaisian to Early Triassic
Acropholis stensioei fossil
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elonichthyiformes
Family: Acrolepididae
Aldinger, 1937
Genera
Synonyms
  • Acrolepidae Aldinger 1937

Acrolepididae may be closely related with the Early Mesozoic Ptycholepididae.[2]

Fossil of Acrolepis sedgwicki

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References

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  1. ^ "Acrolepidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Mutter, Raoul (2011). "A case study of the palaeobiogeography of Early Mesozoic actinopterygians, the family Ptycholepidae.". In Upchurch, P.; McGowan, A.J.; Slater, C.S.C. (eds.). Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 143–171. doi:10.1201/b11176-12. ISBN 9780429150562.