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Unit 140: Sarcopterygii

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Sarcopterygii: Cladogram

Abbreviated Cladogram

TELEOSTOMI
|--NEOPTERYGII
`--Sarcopterygii
   |--+--Onychodontiformes
   |  `--Actinistia
   `--Rhipidistia
      |--Dipnomorpha
      `--Tetrapodomorpha
         |--Rhizodontiformes
         `--Osteolepiformes 
            |--Tristichopteridae 
            `--Elpistostegalia
               |--Panderichthys 
               `--TETRAPODA

Contents

140.000 Overview
140.100 Sarcopterygii
140.200 Actinistia
140.400 Rhipidistia
140.500 Dipnoiformes
140.700 Tetrapodomorpha
140.800 Osteolepiformes
140.900 Elpistostegalia
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TELEOSTOMI
|
Sarcopterygii MH, ToL
|--Psarolepis •X
`--+--Achoania •X
   `--+--Grossius •X
      `--+--+--Onychodontiformes X
         |  |  |--Onychodus •X
         |  |  `--Strunius •X
         |  `--Actinistia MH  
         |     |--Miguashaia •X  
         |     `--+--Diplocercides •X 
         |        `--+--Euporosteus •X
         |           `--+--Hadronector •X  
         |              `--+--+--Allenypterus •X
         |                 |  `--Holopterygius •X  
         |                 `--+--Lochmocercus •X  
         |                    `--+--Polyosteorhynchus •X  
         |                       `--+--Caridosuctor •X  
         |                          `--+--Rhabdoderma •X  
         |                             `--Coelacanthiformes •  
         `--+--Styloichthys •X
            `--Rhipidistia
               |--Dipnomorpha MH
               |  |--Porolepiformes •X MH
               |  |  `--Powichthys •X
               |  `--+--Youngolepis •X
               |     `--+--Diabolepis •X
               |        `--Dipnoi •
               `--Tetrapodomorpha
                  |--Rhizodontiformes •X MH
                  `--Osteolepiformes MH
                     |--Osteolepididae •X
                     `--+--Megalichthyidae •X
                        `--+--Canowindridae •X
                           `--+--Tristichopteridae X
                              |  |--Eusthenopteron •X  
                              |  `--+--Cabonnichthys •X  
                              |     `--Mandageria •X  
                              `--Elpistostegalia
                                 |--+--Panderichthys •X
                                 |  `--Elpistostege •X  
                                 `--+--Livoniana •X  
                                    `--+--Elginerpetonidae X
                                       |  |--Elginerpeton •X
                                       |  `--Obruchevichthys •X
                                       `--+--+--Metaxygnathus •X
                                          |  `--Ventastega •X
                                          `--TETRAPODA

Recent Changes 

051226: Basal Actinistia has been filled out based on Clement (2005).  Dr. Clement was kind enough to supplement her cladogram (pers. comm., 2005) with data on Holopterygius supplied by Matt Friedman of the University of Chicago.  See Friedman & Coates (2005).   

 
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