Osteolepis Valenciennes 1829 (lobe-finned fish)

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

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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

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