Canowindridae

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.

Canowindridae
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Family: †Canowindridae
Genera

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


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