Litoptychus Denison 1951 (lobe-finned fish)

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

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (5: Colorado collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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