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Extinct clade of tetrapodomorphs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Megalichthyiformes is an extinct clade of basal tetrapodomorphs which first appeared during the Devonian period. It was named in 2010 by Michael I. Coates and Matt Friedman, who defined it as a stem-based taxon containing all tetrapodomorphs closer to Megalichthys than to Eusthenopteron.[1]
Megalichthyiformes Temporal range: Devonian to early Permian Middle | |
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Life restoration of Megalichthys hibberti | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Clade: | †Megalichthyiformes Coates & Friedman, 2010 |
Subgroups | |
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Below is a cladogram showing Megalichthyiformes modified from Swartz (2012).[2]
Megalichthyiformes |
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