Caerorhachis

Caerorhachis
Temporal range: Early Carboniferous
Life restoration of Caerorhachis bairdi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Clade: Stegocephali
Genus: Caerorhachis
Holmes and Carroll, 1977
Species
  • C. bairdi Holmes and Carroll, 1977 (type)

Caerorhachis (meaning "suitable spine" in Greek) is an extinct genus of early tetrapod from the Early Carboniferous of Scotland, probably from the Serpukhovian stage. Its placement within Tetrapoda is uncertain, but it is generally regarded as a primitive member of the group. The type species C. bairdi was named in 1977.

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