Megalichthyiformes Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Coates . M. I. . Friedman . M. . Elliott . D. K. . Maisey . J. G. . Yu . X. . Miao . D. . Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes . 2010 . F. Pfeil . München . 978-3-89937-122-2 . 389–416 . Litoptychus bryanti and characteristics of stem tetrapod neurocrania. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/213770196.
  2. Swartz . B. . 2012 . A marine stem-tetrapod from the Devonian of Western North America . PLOS ONE . 22448265 . 7 . 3 . 3308997 . e33683 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0033683 . 2012PLoSO...733683S . free .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Megalichthyiformes".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.