Aphnelepis

Aphnelepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish that lived during the Late Jurassic epoch.^[1][2][3] It contains a single species, A. australis, from the Talbragar River beds of New South Wales, Australia.^[4][5]

Aphnelepis Temporal range: Tithonian, ~151 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	†Archaeomaenidae
Genus:	†Aphnelepis Woodward, 1895
Species:	†A. australis
Binomial name
†Aphnelepis australis Woodward, 1895

Initially described as a "semionotiform", it is now generally recovered as a basal teleostean related to the sympatric Archaeomaene. Some studies classify it in its own family, Aphnelepidae, which is sister to Aetheolepis, with both families together being sister to Archaeomaenidae.^[2][4][6] However, Aphnelepidae is considered synonymous with Archaeomaenidae by other authorities.^[7]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish