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†order Rhizodontiformes Andrews and Westoll 1970 (lobe-finned fish)

Sarcopterygii - Rhizodontiformes

Parent taxon: Sarcopterygii according to A.Y. Smirnova 2022

See also Dineley and Metcalf 1999, Long 2011, Nelson et al. 2016 and Young et al. 1992

Sister taxa: Achoania, Actinistia, Akinetia, Coelacanthimorpha, Dipnoi, Dipnomorpha, Dipnotetrapodomorpha, Guiyu, Lepidosireniformes, Ligulalepis, Onychodontia, Onychodontida, Onychodontiformes, Osteolepidida, Osteolepiformes, Psarolepis, Ptyctolepis, Rhipidistia, Rhizodontida, Tetrapoda, Youngolepis, Coelacanthini, Platysomi, Belonostomi, Heterocerci, Saurodipterini, Haplistia, Polypterini, Eugnathi, Belonorhynchi, Taxistia, Cyclolepidi, Lepidostei, Amii, Osteolepidae

Subtaxa: Rhizodontidae

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belarus (1 collection), Ireland (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (24), United States (3: Montana, West Virginia)

• Devonian of Antarctica (2), Australia (1), Colombia (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Pennsylvania)

Total: 37 collections including 39 occurrences

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