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Osteolepidae
Taxonomy
Osteolepidae is a family. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Rhipidistia by Hay (1902); to Crossopterygii by Woodward (1891) and Eastman (1903); to Crossopterygii by Heintz (1934); to Rhipidistia by Jordan (1963); to Osteolepidoidea by Daly (1973); and to Osteolepiformes by Young et al. (1992).
It was assigned to Rhipidistia by Hay (1902); to Crossopterygii by Woodward (1891) and Eastman (1903); to Crossopterygii by Heintz (1934); to Rhipidistia by Jordan (1963); to Osteolepidoidea by Daly (1973); and to Osteolepiformes by Young et al. (1992).
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Osteolepidae
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G. †Megalichthys Agassiz 1835
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†Megalichthys coccolepis Young 1870
†Megalichthys hibberti Agassiz 1835
†Megalichthys intermedius Woodward 1891
†Megalichthys laevis Traquair 1890
†Megalichthys laticeps Traquair 1884
†Megalichthys macropoma Cope 1892
†Megalichthys maxillaris Agassiz 1843
†Megalichthys mullisoni Downs and Daeschler 2020
†Megalichthys nitens Fritsch 1889
†Megalichthys priscus Agassiz 1843
†Megalichthys pygmaeus Traquair 1841
†Megalichthys rugosus Young 1870
Invalid names: Centrodus M'Coy 1848 [synonym], Megalichthys anceps Newberry 1888 [nomen oblitum], Megalichthys angustus Newberry 1856 [nomen oblitum], Megalichthys incurvus Newberry 1856 [nomen oblitum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available