Eotetrapodiformes
| Eotetrapodiformes Temporal range: Middle Devonian–Recent | |
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| Skull of the tristichopterid Platycephalichthys in CosmoCaixa Barcelona | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Clade: | Eotetrapodiformes Coates & Friedman, 2010 |
The Eotetrapodiformes, also referred to as Choanata,[1] are a clade of sarcopterygian fish including tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates) and their immediate ancestors, two groups of stem tetrapods called tristichopterids and elpistostegalids. The Eotetrapodiformes are part of the larger clade Tetrapodomorpha, but exclude the most primitive tetrapodomorphs such as osteolepiforms.[2]
References
- ↑ On Beyond Dinosaurs - Patterns and Enigmas in Vertebrate Evolution
- ↑ Coates, M.I.; Friedman, M. (2010). "Litoptychus bryanti and characteristics of stem tetrapod neurocrania". In Elliot, D.K.; Maisey, J.G.; Yu, X.; and Miao, D. Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes. Pfeil. pp. 389–416. ISBN 978-3-89937-122-2.