Biology:Osteolepidida
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Osteolepidida, also known as osteolepiformes,[1] are a group of prehistoric lobe-finned fishes which appeared first time during the Devonian period. The order contains five families: Canowindridae, Megalichthyidae, Osteolepidae, Thysanolepidae and Tristichopteridae. The superorder is generally considered to be paraphyletic because the characters that define it are mainly attributes of stem tetrapodomorphs.[1]
Below is a cladogram showing the paraphyly of Osteolepiformes compiled and modified from Ahlberg and Johanson (1998).[1] See also Swartz 2012.[2] The Osteolepiformes are marked by the green bracket.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ahlberg, P. E.; Johanson, Z. (1998). "Osteolepiforms and the ancestry of tetrapods". Nature 395 (6704): 792–794. doi:10.1038/27421. Bibcode: 1998Natur.395..792A. http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/biol606/papers/Ahlberg+1998.pdf. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ↑ Swartz, B. (2012). "A marine stem-tetrapod from the Devonian of Western North America". PLoS ONE 7 (3): e33683. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033683. PMID 22448265. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...733683S.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15712863 entry
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