Austrolepidotes is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish from the Early Cretaceous. It contains a single species, A. cuyanus from the Lagarcito Formation of Argentina.[1][2][3]

Austrolepidotes
Temporal range: Albian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ginglymodi
Order: Semionotiformes
Family: Semionotidae
Genus: Austrolepidotes
Bocchino, 1974
Species:
A. cuyanus
Binomial name
Austrolepidotes cuyanus
Bocchino, 1974
Synonyms

Austrolepidotus

The holotype specimen has been lost, and its taxonomic status is considered doubtful. It is thus considered a nomen dubium.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "IRMNG - Austrolepidotes Bocchino, 1974 †". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ R, Andreina Bocchino (1974). "AUSTROLEPIDOTES CUYANUS GEN. ET SP. NOV. Y OTROS RESTOS DE PECES FOSILES DE LA FORMACION LAGARCITO (? JURASICO SUPERIOR), SAN LUIS, ARGENTINA". Ameghiniana (in Spanish). 11 (3): 237–248. ISSN 1851-8044.
  4. ^ LóPez-Arbarello, Adriana; Codorniú, Laura (2007-12-12). "Semionotids (Neopterygii, Semionotiformes) from the Lower Cretaceous Lagarcito Formation, San Luis Province, Argentina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (4): 811–826. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[811:SNSFTL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634.