Dapediidae
| Dapediidae Temporal range:
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| Fossil specimen of Dapedium politum | |
| Artist's reconstruction of Dapedium politum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Infraclass: | Holostei |
| Family: | †Dapediidae Lehman, 1966 |
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Dapediidae is an extinct family of holostean ray-finned fish, that lived from the Middle Triassic to the Late Jurassic (Ladinian to Tithonian). They are noted for their relatively deep bodies and are thought to have been primarily durophagous.