Belongs to Leptolepidites according to V. S. Perez Loinaze et al. 2023
See also Archangelsky et al. 2008, Perez Loinaze et al. 2025 and Vera et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Leptolepidites crassibalteus, Leptolepidites densus, Leptolepidites equatibosus, Leptolepidites irregularis, Leptolepidites macroverrucatus, Leptolepidites macroverrucosus, Leptolepidites major, Leptolepidites psarosus, Leptolepidites rimatus, Leptolepidites tumulosus
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Argentina (8), China (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (6), Argentina (9), Australia (3), Canada (2: Alberta), China (1), Morocco (1), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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