Procochleosaurus
Procochleosaurus is an extinct genus of cochleosaurid temnospondyl. Known from the Jarrow coal mines of Ireland, this genus is the oldest known member of the family Cochleosauridae. It was quite similar to Cochleosaurus, an early temnospondyl from the Czech Republic.[1]
| Procochleosaurus Temporal range: Upper Carboniferous | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Superfamily: | †Edopoidea |
| Family: | †Cochleosauridae |
| Genus: | †Procochleosaurus Sequeira, 1996 |
| Type species | |
| †Procochleosaurus jarrowensis Sequeira, 1996 | |
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- Sequeira, S.E.K. (1996). "A cochleosaurid amphibian from the Upper Carboniferous of Ireland". Special Papers in Palaeontology. 52: 64–80.
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