Published May 1941 | Version Published
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Leptolepis nevadensis, a New Cretaceous Fish

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Leptolepis nevadensis n. sp., the first known species of the genus from North America, is described from the "Weber conglomerates" east of Eureka, Nevada. The advanced characters of the structure of the fish suggest Cretaceous age.

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© 1941 Paleontological Society. Manuscript received by the editor September 30, 1940. I am indebted to Dr. Chester Stock of the California Institute of Technology for advice and for a critical reading of the manuscript.

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