Proterogyrinidae

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]

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

Papposaurus
Proterogyrinus

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.


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