Palaeos: Palaeos Sarcopterygii
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Sarcopterygii: References


Abbreviated Dendrogram
Teleostomi
|--Neopterygii
`--Sarcopterygii
   |--+--Onychodontiformes
   |  `--Actinistia
   `--Rhipidistia
      |--Dipnomorpha
      `--Tetrapodomorpha
         |--Rhizodontiformes
         `--Osteolepiformes 
            |--Tristichopteridae 
            `--Elpistostegalia
               |--Panderichthys 
               `--Tetrapoda
Contents

Overview
Sarcopterygii
Actinistia
Rhipidistia
Dipnoiformes
Tetrapodomorpha
Osteolepiformes
Elpistostegalia
Dendrogram
References


References

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