Canowindridae

Canowindridae
Temporal range: 374–359Ma
Late Devonian
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Family: Canowindridae

Canowindridae is 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 [edit]

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

Tetrapodomorpha 

Kenichthys




Rhizodontidae



Canowindridae

Marsdenichthys




Canowindra




Koharalepis



Beelarongia







Megalichthyiformes


Eotetrapodiformes

Tristichopteridae




Tinirau




Platycephalichthys


Elpistostegalia

Panderichthys





Tiktaalik



Elpistostege




Tetrapoda











References [edit]


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