Sauropleura

Sauropleura is an extinct genus of nectridean lepospondyls within the family Urocordylidae. Fossils are known from the United States (Texas, Ohio) and Europe (Czech Republic). The following species are included:[1]

  • Sauropleura bairdi
  • Sauropleura longicaudata
  • Sauropleura pectinata
  • Sauropleura scalaris

Sauropleura
Temporal range: CarboniferousPermian, 311.45–268.0 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subclass: Lepospondyli
Order: Nectridea
Family: Urocordylidae
Subfamily: Sauropleurinae
Genus: Sauropleura
Cope, 1868

See also

  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References

  1. "†Sauropleura Cope 1868". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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