👉 Lepidostromatales are a group of extinct cephalopod orders that lived during the Mesozoic Era, around 241-170 million years ago. These groups were characterized by their elongated bodies and long snout-like structures, which allowed for efficient swimming and grasping of prey. Lepidostromatales are often associated with the extinction of the first modern cephalopod orders, such as the Cnidaria, which was a