Andreolepis hedei
| Andreolepis hedei Temporal range: Late Silurian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Palaeonisciformes |
| Family: | Andreolepididae |
| Genus: | Andreolepis |
| Species: | A. hedei |
| Binomial name | |
| Andreolepis hedei Gross, 1968 | |
Andreolepis hedei, an extinct prehistoric fish, has proven so far to be the earliest-known actinopterygiian, living around 420 million years ago.[1] It inhabited what is now Russia, Sweden, Estonia, and Latvia.[2]
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