Biology:Urocordylinae

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Short description: Subfamily of the first four-limbed vertebrates and their descendants

Urocordylinae
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
Urocordylus.jpg
Restoration of Urocordylus wandesfordii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subclass: Lepospondyli
Order: Nectridea
Family: Urocordylidae
Subfamily: Urocordylinae
Lydekker, 1889
Genera

Urocordylinae is an extinct subfamily of lepospondyl amphibians that includes several small newt-like species with short skulls and elongated, flattened tails. Urocordylinae belongs to the family Urocordylidae, which also includes the subfamily Sauropleurinae. Urocordylines lived during the Late Carboniferous and fossils are known from North America and Europe. The best-known urocordyline is Urocordylus from Ireland.[1]

References

  1. Carroll, R.L.; Bossy, K.A.; Milner, A.C.; Andrews, S.M.; Wellstead, C.F. (1998). "Lepospondyli". in P. Wellnhofer. Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie. 1. Munich: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. pp. 216. ISBN 978-3-931516-26-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7900806 entry