Dissorophidae

Dissorophidae
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Middle Permian,
Skeleton of Cacops in the Field Museum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Clade: Olsoniformes
Family: Dissorophidae
Boulenger, 1902
Subgroups

See text.

Synonyms
  • Aspidosauridae
  • Otocoelidae
  • Stegopidae

Dissorophidae is an extinct family of medium-sized temnospondyls that flourished during the late Carboniferous and early Permian periods. The clade is known almost exclusively from North America.

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