Megalichthyiformes

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: 396–273 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Devonian to early Permian
Life restoration of Megalichthys hibberti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Clade:	†Megalichthyiformes Coates & Friedman, 2010
Subgroups
†Gogonasus †Gyroptychius †Litoptychus †Medoevia †Osteolepis †Megalichthyidae

Below is a cladogram showing Megalichthyiformes modified from Swartz (2012).^[2]

Megalichthyiformes	†Gogonasus †Gyroptychius †Osteolepis †Medoevia †Megalichthyidae