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
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Subclass:	Tetrapodomorpha
Superorder:	Osteolepidida
Order:	Osteolepiformes
Clades
†Megalichthyidae †Osteolepidae

Osteolepiformes 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.

Osteolepiformes	†Gogonasus andrewsae Long 1985 †Gyroptychius Jarvik 1948 †Osteolepidae †Medoevia lata Lebedev 1995 †Megalichthyidae Long 1985