Prionolepis
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Prionolepis Temporal range: Cenomanian - Turonian |
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| Fossil of Prionolepis cataphractus from Lebanon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
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Alepisauriformes Regan, 1911 |
| Genus: | Prionolepis |
Prionolepis is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish belonging to the order Alepisauriformes.
These ray-finned fish lived in the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian - Turonian, about 95-90 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Lebanon and England.
Prionolepis could reach a length of about 25 centimetres (9.8 in). Body was long and tapered, but rather strong and robust, with a series of high serrate scales (hence the name Prionolepis, from the Greek "saw scale"). His muzzle was pointed and very elongated, and jaw was slightly prognathous.
Species within this genus include:
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