Canowindridae

Canowindridae
Temporal range: 374–359 Ma

Late Devonian

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Family: †Canowindridae
Genera

The Canowindridae are a family of prehistoric lobe-finned fishes which lived during the Devonian period (Famennian stage, about 374 to 359 million years ago). Fossils of fishes that belonged to this family have been found in Australia, Antarctica, and Europe.

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram from Swartz, 2012.[1]

?†Owensia chooi Holland 2009

†Marsdenichthys longioccipitus Long 1985

†Canowindra grossi Thomson 1973

†Beelarongia patrichae Long 1987

†Koharalepis jarviki Young, Long & Ritchie 1992






References

  1. ↑ Swartz, B. (2012). "A marine stem-tetrapod from the Devonian of Western North America". PLoS ONE. 7 (3): e33683. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033683. PMC 3308997Freely accessible. PMID 22448265.
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