Lepisosteus

''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.

Distribution

While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from the Cretaceous of India and Brazil.

Systematics

Species

The currently recognized species are:

Extant species

Fossil species

* †''Lepisosteus aganus'' (Cope, 1877)
* †''Lepisosteus bemisi'' Grande, 2010
* †''Lepisosteus bohemicus'' (Laube, 1901)
* †''Lepisosteus cominatoi'' Santos, 1984
* †''Lepisosteus cycliferus'' (Cope, 1873)
* †''Lepisosteus glaber'' Marsh, 1871
* †''Lepisosteus indicus'' Woodward, 1908
* †''Lepisosteus integer'' (Cope, 1877)
* †''Lepisosteus fimbriatus'' Wood, 1846
* †''Lepisosteus knieskerni'' Fowler, 1911
* †''Lepisosteus longus'' Lambe, 1908
* †''Lepisosteus nahunticus'' (Cope, 1869)
* †''Lepisosteus notabilis'' Leidy, 1873
* †''Lepisosteus occidentalis''Pearson ''et al.'', 2002, p.154"Class Osteichthyes," in Estes and Berberian, 1970, p.3
* †'' Lepisosteus opertus'' Estes, 1964
* †''Lepisosteus strausi'' Kinkelin, 1884
* †'' Lepisosteus suessoniensis'' Gervais, 1888
* †''Lepisosteus whitneyi'' Marsh, 1871

Three species formerly classified in ''Lepisosteus'' (tropical gar, Cuban gar, and alligator gar) are now assigned to the genus '' Atractosteus''.

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Lepisosteidae
Milk River Formation
Extant Albian first appearances

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