Canowindridae

Canowindridae
Temporal range: 374–359 Ma Late Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Family: Canowindridae
Genera

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

Phylogeny

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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

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  1. ^ Swartz, B. (2012). "A marine stem-tetrapod from the Devonian of Western North America". PLOS ONE. 7 (3): e33683. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...733683S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033683. PMC 3308997. PMID 22448265.