Archaeolepidotus

Archaeolepidotus is an extinct, prehistoric semionotiform that lived during the Early Triassic period. Its only species is Archaeolepidotus leonardii.

 Classification 
It is in the order Semionotiformes. It was probably a macrosemiid or a relative of Callipurbeckia. It probably may have been a relative of the Arapaiminae.

 Description 
It resembled some sort of arapaima but much shorter. It also may have resembled the African arowana.

 Related pages 

 Semionotiformes
 Bolinichthyes
 Village People
 List of prehistoric bony fish

 References 

 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

Category:Extinct fish
Category:Triassic