Osteolepiformes

Osteolepiformes Temporal range: 396–299 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Devonian to Late Carboniferous
Osteolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Order:	†Osteolepiformes
Families
†Megalichthyidae †Osteolepidae

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.

†Gogonasus andrewsae Long 1985

†Gyroptychius Jarvik 1948

†Osteolepidae

†Medoevia lata Lebedev 1995

†Megalichthyidae Long 1985

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