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Rhipidistia
Note that Clack ("Gaining Ground", 2002) does not support the use of the term "Rhipidistia" or "Crossopterygia". Biologistchica (talk) 19:55, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, but people still run across these terms, and so need to know what they mean or meant. Macdonald-ross (talk) 14:20, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
"Lion"? Is that correct? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.183.11.74 (talk) 07:51, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Move to Dipnotetrapodomorpha?
It looks Rhipidistia may now have a new official name that's already gaining acceptance.
Zyxwv99 (talk) 19:54, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
On the other hand, I've just had a closer look. Dipnotetrapodomorpha looks like a novel junior synonym for Rhipidistia. Zyxwv99 (talk) 22:38, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
† footnotes?
It would be nice for someone to clarify what the "†" footnotes mean here! (Especially if the "?" is what means 'uncertain classification') --RProgrammer (talk) 17:08, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
- Oh, I see it used in other articles now; does it mean "extinct"? --RProgrammer (talk) 17:11, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
Incorrect image
I’m no expert on fish taxonomy, by I think the lizard, toad, hummingbird and squirrel in the info box picture may be misplaced. —TroyHurts (talk) 21:09, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
- The image seems fine, as the Rhipidistia include tetrapods. Zoology52 (talk) 17:17, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
- I agree with TroyHurts, this article is about a specific fish, the "lobe-finned fishes", yet the picture shows amphibians, birds and mammals too.
- The article states that the whole clade tetrapods is now included into rhipidistia, but this makes no sense since it would include all birds, reptiles, mammals and amphibians but no all fishes, implying these fishes would be taxonomically closer to other vertebrates than to other fishes, it also doesn't have any reference to this claim. Maybe rhipidistia are tetrapods but definitely not all tetrapods are rhipidistia, the picture is definitely wrong. ~2026-53519-8 (talk) 03:08, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
- THe issue is that "fish" is not taxonomic unit of any type, its a vernacular term for anything with fins. Remember that up until modern science showed otherwise, whales and dolphins were considered fish. lobe-finned fish ARE more closely related to tetrapods then they are to most other aquatic vertebrates, when we talk phylogeny, and as tetrapods (including birds) are derived from within the lobe-finned fish, the image is fully accurate.--Kevmin § 04:00, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
Rhino shouldn't be in the picture
Looks like an error in the image. MakeItSo84 (talk) 22:10, 15 April 2023 (UTC)