Biology:Procochleosaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Superfamily: | †Edopoidea |
| Family: | †Cochleosauridae |
| Genus: | †Procochleosaurus Sequeira, 1996 |
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| †Procochleosaurus jarrowensis Sequeira, 1996
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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]
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q7247453 entry
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