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Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs

Sauropleura
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian, 311.45–268.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Order: †Nectridea
Family: †Urocordylidae
Subfamily: †Sauropleurinae
Genus: †Sauropleura
Cope, 1868

Sauropleura (meaning "lizard side") is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs within the family Urocordylidae. Fossils are known from the United States (Texas, Ohio) and Europe (Czech Republic). The following species are included:

  • Sauropleura bairdi
  • Sauropleura longicaudata
  • Sauropleura pectinata
  • Sauropleura scalaris

References

  1. "†Sauropleura Cope 1868". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
"Nectridea"
Tetrapodomorpha
Nectridea
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"Nectridea"
"Nectridea"
Scincosauridae
Diplocaulidae
Urocordylidae
Sauropleurinae
Urocordylinae
Diplocaulus magnicornis
Taxon identifiers
Sauropleura


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