Eryopidae Explained

Eryopidae were a group of medium to large amphibious temnospondyls,^[1] known from North America and Europe. They are defined as all eryopoids with interpterygoid vacuities (spaces in the interpterygoid bone) that are rounded at the front; and large external nares (Laurin and Steyer 2000). Not all of the genera previously included in the Eryopidae (Carroll 1988) are retained under the cladistic revisions.

Further reading

• Carroll, R. L. (1988), Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, W.H. Freeman & Co.
• Laurin. M and Steyer, J-S, (2000), Phylogeny and Apomorphies of Temnospondyls - Tree of Life project

External links

• Web site: Eryopoidea. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172603/http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/amphibia/euskelia/eryopoidea.html. March 3, 2016. live.

Notes and References

1. R. R. Schoch. January 2013. The evolution of major temnospondyl clades: An inclusive phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11. 6. 10.1080/14772019.2012.699006.