†Osteolepis Valenciennes 1829 (lobe-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Osteolepidida - Osteolepididae
Parent taxon: Osteolepididae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016, Huxley 1861, Owen 1859, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Glyptopomus, Muranjilepis, Osteolepidinae, Shirolepis, Megistolepis, Greiserolepis, Platygnathus
Subtaxa: Osteolepis arenatus Osteolepis macrolepidotus Osteolepis microlepidotus Osteolepis panderi
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Givetian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (14), United States (2: Pennsylvania)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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