†Litoptychus Denison 1951 (lobe-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes
Full reference: R. Denison. 1951. Late Devonian fresh-water fishes from the western United States. Fieldiana: Geology 11:219-261
Parent taxon: Osteolepiformes according to U. J. Borgen and H. A. Nakrem 2016
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cryptolepis, Lohsania, Mahalalepis, Megalichthyidae, Megapomus, Platyethmoidia, Sengoerichthys, Vorobjevaia
Subtaxa: Litoptychus bryanti
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (5: Colorado collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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