Andreolepididae

Taxobox
name="Andreolepis"
fossil_range=Late Silurian
regnum=Animalia
phylum=Chordata
class=Actinopterygii
ordo=Palaeonisciformes
familia=Andreolepididae
familia_authority=Märss, 2001
genus="Andreolepis"
genus_authority=Gross, 1968
subdivision_ranks=Species
subdivision=
*"A. hedei"
Gross, 1968
*"A. petri"
Märss, 2001

Andreolepididae is an extinct monogeneric family of the order Actinopterygii. The genus is "Andreolepis".

There are two known species of this genus, "A. hedei" and "A. petri". "A. hedei" has proven so far to be the earliest-known Actinopterygiian, living around 420 million years ago. Both species inhabited Russia, and "A. hedei" fossils have also been uncovered in Sweden, Estonia, and Latvia.

References

* [http://www.kirj.ee/public/va_ge/g50-3-3.pdf "Andreolepis" (Actinopterygii) in the Upper Silurian of Northern Eurasia]
* [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=34968&is_real_user=1 The Paleobiology Database]