Eryopidae were a group of medium to large amphibious temnospondyls,[2] 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.

Eryopidae
Temporal range:
Pennsylvanian- Early Permian, 300–272.5 Ma
Cast of a skeleton of Eryops megacephalus, National Museum of Natural History
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Superfamily: Eryopoidea
Family: Eryopidae
Cope, 1882
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e R. R. Schoch, A. R. Milner (2014). Handbook of Paleoherpetology. Part 3A2 Temnospondyli I
  2. ^ R. R. Schoch (January 2013). "The evolution of major temnospondyl clades: An inclusive phylogenetic analysis". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (6). doi:10.1080/14772019.2012.699006.

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