Branchiosauridae
| Branchiosauridae | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rango temporal: Carbonífero superior-Pérmico inferior | ||
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| Taxonomía | ||
| Reino: | Animalia | |
| Filo: | Chordata | |
| Superclase: | Tetrapoda | |
| Orden: | Temnospondyli† | |
| Suborden: | Euskelia | |
| Superfamilia: | Dissorophoidea | |
| Familia: | Branchiosauridae | |
| Géneros | ||
Branchiosauridae es un grupo extinto de temnospóndilos que vivieron desde finales del período Carbonífero hasta comienzos del período Pérmico, en lo que hoy es Europa.
Referencias
- Boy, J. A. & Sues, H.-D. (2000) Branchiosaurs: larvae, metamorphosis and heterochrony in temnospondyls and seymouriamorphs. Pp. 1150-1197 in H. Heatwole and R. L. Carroll (eds.) Amphibian Biology, Volume 4. Surrey Beatty and Sons Ltd., Australia.
- Frobisch, N. B. & Schoch, R. R. (2009) The largest specimen of Apateon, and the life history pathway of neoteny in the Palaeozoic family Branchiosauridae. Fossil Record, 12: 83-90.
- Frobisch, N. B. et al. (2007) Limb ossification in the Paleozoic branchiosaurid Apateon (Temnospondyli) and the early evolution of preaxial dominance in tetrapod limb development. Evolution & Development 9(1):69-75.
- Germain, D. & Laurin, M. (2009) Evolution of ossification sequences in salamanders and urodele origins assessed through event-pairing and new methods. Evolution & Development 11: 170-190.
- Schoch, R. R. (2004) Skeleton formation in the Branchiosauridae: a case study in comparing ontogenetic trajectories. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 24, #2, pp. 309-319
- Schoch, R. R. & Fobrisch, N. B. (2006) Metamorphosis and neoteny: alternative pathways in an extinct amphibian clade. Evolution 60(7):1467-75.
- Schoch, R. R. & Milner, A. R. (2008) The intrarelationships and evolutionary history of the temnospondyl family Branchiosauridae. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 6: 409-431.
- Werneburg, R. (2009) The Permotriassic branchiosaurid Tungussogyrinus Efremov, 1939 (Temnospondyli, Dissorophoidea) from Siberia restudied. Fossil Record Volume 12 Issue 2, Pages 105 - 120.