Gephyrostegidae
Extinct family of tetrapodomorphs
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Gephyrostegidae is an extinct family of stegocephalian tetrapodomorphs from the Late Carboniferous including the genera Gephyrostegus, Bruktererpeton, and Eusauropleura. Gephyrostegus is from the Czech Republic, Brukterepeton is from Germany, and Eusauropleura is from the eastern United States.[1]
| Gephyrostegidae Temporal range: Late Carboniferous | |
|---|---|
| Life restoration of Gephyrostegus bohemicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Gephyrostegida |
| Family: | †Gephyrostegidae Jaeckel, 1909 |