Tristichopteridae
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Tristichopteridae |
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Teeth of Platycephalichthys, in CosmoCaixa Barcelona | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Clade: | Eotetrapodiformes |
Family: | †Tristichopteridae Cope, 1889 |
Genera | |
See below |
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Tristichopterids (Tristichopteridae) were a diverse and successful group of tetrapodomorph fishes living throughout the Middle and Late Devonian. They first appeared in the Givetian stage of the Middle Devonian. Within the group sizes ranged from a few tens of centimeters (Tristichopterus) to several meters (Hyneria and Eusthenodon).
Some tristichopterids share some of the features of the elpistostegalians, a paraphyletic assemblage of fishes close to the origin of tetrapods. This mainly concerns the shape of the skull and a reduction in size of the posterior fins.
An old and persistent notion is that Eusthenopteron was able to crawl onto land using its fins. However, there is no evidence actually supporting this idea. All tristichopterids went extinct by the end of Late Devonian.
Genera of Tristichopterids
- Cabonnichthys
- Canningius
- Edenopteron
- Eusthenodon
- Eusthenopteron
- Hyneria
- Jarvikina
- Langlieria
- Mandageria
- Notorhizodon
- Platycephalichthys
- Tristichopterus
- Heddleichthys
Phylogeny
Below is a cladogram modified from Swartz, 2012.[1][better source needed]
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References
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- Ahlberg, PE and Z Johanson (2001). "Second tristichopterid (Sarcopterygii, Osteolepiformes) from the Upper Devonian of Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia, and phylogeny of the Tristichopteridae." in Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 17:563-673.
- Johanson, Z. and P.E. Ahlberg (1997). "New tristichopterid (Osteolepiformes; Sarcopterygii) from the Mandagery Sandstone (Famennian) near Canowindra, N.S.W., Australia." in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 88:39-53.
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