Osteolepidida
| Osteolepidida Temporal range: 396–299 Ma Middle Devonian to Late Carboniferous |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Subclass: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Superorder: | Osteolepidida* |
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Osteolepidida, also known as osteolepiformes, 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.
Below is a cladogram showing the paraphyly of Osteolepiformes compiled and modified from Ahlberg and Johanson (1998). See also Swartz 2012. The Osteolepiformes are marked by the green bracket.
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