Osteolepidae

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Osteolepidae Temporal range: Devonian

Osteolepis sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Subclass:	Tetrapodomorpha
Superorder:	Osteolepidida
Order:	†Osteolepiformes
Family:	†Osteolepidae
Genera
†Muranjilepis Young & Schultze 2005 †Osteolepis †Thursius Traquair 1888

Osteolepidae is a family of prehistoric lobe-finned fishes which lived during the Devonian period.

Phylogeny

The cladogram presented below is based on studies compiled by Mikko Haaramo for the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive.^[1]

	†Muranjilepis winterensis Young & Schultze 2005

	†Thursius Traquair 1888

↑ Haaramo, Mikko (2003). "Tetrapodomorpha". in Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved November 25, 2013.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sarcopterygii Subclass: Tetrapodomorpha

Canowindridae	Canowindra ?Gyroptychius Koharolepis

Elpistostegidae	Elpistostege

Megalichthyidae	Cladarosymblema Ectosteorhachis Mahalalepis Megalichthys Megapomus Megistolepis

Osteolepidae	Beelarongia Osteolepis

Tristichopteridae	Cabonnichthys Canningius Edenopteron Eusthenodon Eusthenopteron Heddleichthys Hyneria Jarvikina Langlieria Mandageria Notorhizodon Platycephalichthys Tristichopterus

Other genera	Marsdenichthys

Related categories	Devonian fish Carboniferous fish Sarcopterygii

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