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Osteoglossomorpha

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referenceForey PL (1997) described a Cretaceous notopterid (Pisces: Osteoglossomorpha) from Morocco in the 'South African Journal of Science', volume 93, pages 564–569.

claimThe historical biogeography of Osteoglossomorpha and Ostariophysi has been studied in relation to the tectonic history of Earth and the fragmentation of the supercontinent Gondwana.

claimOsteoglossomorpha and Ostariophysi are suitable for biogeographic studies because they are predominantly restricted to freshwater, have an intolerance to salinity, exhibit worldwide intercontinental distributions, and have fossil records indicating origins predating the fragmentation of Gondwana.

referenceWilson and Murray (2008) analyzed the phylogeny, biogeography, and fossil record of Osteoglossomorpha, emphasizing the significance of key African and Chinese fossil taxa in the context of the break-up of Pangaea.

claimThe family Notopteridae is the sister group of the Mormyroidea within the Osteoglossomorpha, a finding supported by a bootstrap proportion of 100%.

referenceLavoué S and Sullivan JP (2004) performed a simultaneous analysis of five molecular markers to create a phylogenetic hypothesis for living bony-tongue fishes (Osteoglossomorpha: Teleostei).

claimThe two clades of weakly electric fishes, Gymnotiformes and Mormyroidea, are nested within two distantly related groups of Teleostei: the Ostariophysi and the Osteoglossomorpha.

referenceLi G-Q (1997) published 'Notes on the historical biogeography of the Osteoglossomorpha (Teleostei)' in the Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, Volume 12, Palaeontology and Historical Geology, pages 54–66.

referenceLi and Wilson (1996) studied the phylogeny of Osteoglossomorpha.

claimThe fossil †Yanbiania wangqingica (Hiodontiformes) provided a calibration for the crown-group Osteoglossomorpha.