Platycephalichthys

Platycephalichthys is a genus of tristichopterid lobe-finned fish which lived during the Upper Devonian, Frasnian stage.

Restoration

Platycephalichthys Temporal range: Upper Givetian
Platycephalichthys in Cosmocaixa, Barcelona
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Clade:	Eotetrapodiformes
Genus:	†Platycephalichthys Vorobyeva, 1962
Species
†P. bischoffi Vorobyeva, 1962 (type) †P. skuenicus Vorobyeva, 1977 †P. rohoni Vorobyeva, 1959

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram from Swartz, 2012:^[1]

Tetrapodomorpha	Kenichthys Rhizodontidae Canowindridae Megalichthyiformes Eotetrapodiformes Tristichopteridae Tinirau Platycephalichthys Elpistostegalia Panderichthys Tiktaalik Elpistostege Tetrapoda

See also

• paleontology portal