Tuditanus
Tuditanus is an extinct genus of tuditanid microsaur from the Carboniferous, ~ 306 Ma ago.[1] It was of small size, reaching a length of about 24 cm.[2]
Life reconstruction of Tuditanus punctulatus
| Tuditanus Temporal range: Late Carboniferous | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subclass: | †Lepospondyli |
| Order: | †Microsauria |
| Family: | †Tuditanidae |
| Genus: | †Tuditanus Cope, 1871 |
References
- Carroll, R. L.; Gaskill, P. (1978). "The Order Microsauria". Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society. 126: 1–211. ISBN 9780871691262.
- Carroll, R. L.; Baird, D. (1968). "The Carboniferous amphibian Tuditanus [Eosauravus] and the distinction between microsaurs and reptiles [brackets in the original]". American Museum Novitates (2337): 1–50. hdl:2246/2547.
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