Rhipidistia
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Rhipidistia is a clade of lobe-finned vertebrates that includes lungfish and tetrapods, representing the lineage that gave rise to land-dwelling vertebrates.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paraphyletic group
ⓘ
sarcopterygian clade ⓘ vertebrate clade ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cosmine-covered scales in many early forms
ⓘ
endochondral bone in fins and limbs ⓘ internal nares (choanae) in many members ⓘ labyrinthodont infolding of tooth enamel in many early forms ⓘ lobed paired fins ⓘ |
| class | Sarcopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsClade |
Dipnomorpha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tetrapodomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Actinopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance |
gave rise to land-dwelling vertebrates
ⓘ
includes ancestors of tetrapods ⓘ represents transition from aquatic to terrestrial vertebrates ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Early Devonian ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments (ancestral)
ⓘ
terrestrial environments (in tetrapod descendants) ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | yes ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Acanthostega
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eusthenopteron NERFINISHED ⓘ Ichthyostega NERFINISHED ⓘ Panderichthys NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiktaalik NERFINISHED ⓘ modern lungfish ⓘ |
| hasSynonym | Rhipidistii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Gnathostomata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osteichthyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Choanata
ⓘ
Dipnoi ⓘ Rhipidistia sensu stricto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetrapoda ⓘ lungfish ⓘ tetrapods ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sarcopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livingRepresentatives |
lungfish
ⓘ
tetrapods ⓘ |
| locomotion |
fins in aquatic forms
ⓘ
limbs with digits in tetrapod descendants ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Actinistia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respiration |
gills in aquatic forms
ⓘ
lungs in lungfish and tetrapods ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| timeRange | Devonian to Recent ⓘ |
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