Diplocaulid

Diplocaulidae

Diplocaulidae

Extinct family of tetrapodomorphs

The Diplocaulidae ("double cauls") is an extinct family of "nectridean" tetrapodomorphs that arose during the Late Carboniferous and died out in the Late Permian. [1] They are distinguished by the presence of strange, horn-like protrusions jutting out from the rear of their skulls; in some genera said protrusions gave their heads an almost boomerang-like outline.

Diploceraspis burkei

Quick Facts Diplocaulidae Temporal range: Late Carboniferous - Late Permian, Scientific classification ...

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram modified from Germain (2010):[1]

Nectridea 

References

  1. [1]
    Germain, D. (2010). "The Moroccan diplocaulid: the last lepospondyl, the single one on Gondwana". Historical Biology. 22 (1–3): 4–39. doi:10.1080/08912961003779678.


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