Rank Order | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Osteolepidida | |
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Lower classifications Eusthenopteron, Osteolepis, Hyneria | ||
Osteolepiformes, also known as megalichthyiformes, are a group of prehistoric lobe-finned fishes which first appeared during the Devonian period. The order contains two families: Megalichthyidae and Osteolepidae. The Order is generally considered to be paraphyletic because the characters that define it are mainly attributes of stem tetrapodomorphs.
Below is a cladogram showing the Osteolepiformes modified from Swartz 2012.
References
Osteolepiformes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA