Mahalalepis Young et al. 1992 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes

Full reference: G. C. Young, J. A. Long, and A. Ritchie. 1992. Crossopterygian fishes from the Devonian of Antarctica: systematics, relationships and biogeographic significance. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 14:1-77

Parent taxon: Osteolepiformes according to U. J. Borgen and H. A. Nakrem 2016

See also Young et al. 1992

Sister taxa: Cryptolepis, Cyclolepidoidei, Lamprotolepididae, Litoptychius, Lohsania, Megalichthyidae, Megapomus, Osteolepidoidei, Platyethmoidia, Sengoerichthys, Thysanolepis, Tristichopteridae, Viluichthys, Vorobjevaia

Subtaxa: Mahalalepis resima

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Young et al 1992 Devonian Fish Locality 8 (Devonian of Antarctica)

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