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Urocordylinae Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
Restoration of Urocordylus wandesfordii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Order:	†Nectridea
Family:	†Urocordylidae
Subfamily:	†Urocordylinae Lydekker, 1889
Genera
Ctenerpeton Ptyonius Urocordylus

Urocordylinae is an extinct subfamily of nectridean tetrapodomorphs that includes several small newt-like species with short skulls and elongated, flattened tails. Urocordylinae belongs to the family Urocordylidae, which also includes the subfamily Sauropleurinae. Urocordylines lived during the Late Carboniferous and fossils are known from North America and Europe. The best-known urocordyline is Urocordylus from Ireland.

References

1. Carroll, R.L.; Bossy, K.A.; Milner, A.C.; Andrews, S.M.; Wellstead, C.F. (1998). "Lepospondyli". In P. Wellnhofer (ed.). Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie. Vol. 1. Munich: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. p. 216. ISBN 978-3-931516-26-0.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Osteichthyes Clade: Sarcopterygii Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Clade: Stegocephali Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Nectridea see below↓ "Nectridea"
"Nectridea" Arizonerpeton Scincosauridae Sauravus Scincosaurus Diplocaulidae Batrachiderpeton Diceratosaurus Diplocaulus Diploceraspis Ductilodon Keraterpeton Peronedon Urocordylidae Sauropleurinae Crossotelos Lepterpeton Montcellia Sauropleura Urocordylinae Ctenerpeton Ptyonius Urocordylus
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