†family Osteolepidae (jawed fish)
Gnathostomata - Crossopterygii - Osteolepidae
Parent taxon: Crossopterygii according to C. R. Eastman 1903
See also Daly 1973, Hay 1902, Heintz 1934, Jordan 1963, Woodward 1891 and Young et al. 1992
Sister taxa: Amii, Belonorhynchi, Belonostomi, Coelacanthini, Coelacanthini, Cyclolepidi, Eugnathi, Haplistia, Heterocerci, Lepidostei, Platysomi, Polypterini, Saurodipterini, Taxistia
Subtaxa: Diplopterus Megalichthys Parabatrachus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Norway (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (7), United States (1: Iowa)
• Devonian of Antarctica (12), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence