2.15 Lepidotes minor
Lepidotes is a ray-finned fish from the Jurassic. It is relatively advanced compared to the palaeoniscid-like forms, but retains several plesiomorphic features with regard to teleosts. Note the scale pattern and other major features such as fins, operculum, head structures and so on.
Above: Fossil of the fish Lepidotes, seen on the left side (the head is to the right).
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