Proterogyrinidae

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Proterogyrinidae
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
Proterogyrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Order: Embolomeri
Family: Proterogyrinidae
Romer, 1970
Genera

Papposaurus
Proterogyrinus

Proterogyrinidae is an extinct family of tetrapods within the group Embolomeri that lived in the Carboniferous period. The most well-known genus is Proterogyrinus.[1]

References

  1. ^ Holmes, R. (1984) The Carboniferous amphibian Proterogyrinus scheelei Romer, and the early evolution of tetrapods. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B306 431–527.