Ostodolepididae

Ostodolepididae Temporal range: Early Permian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Pelodosotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subclass:	†Lepospondyli
Family:	†Ostodolepididae
Genera
Pelodosotis Ostodolepis Micraroter Nannaroter Tambaroter

Ostodolepididae is an extinct family of Lepospondyli tetrapods from the early Permian. They were primarily found in the United States and Europe.

History

Specimens have been discovered dating from the Permian in the Tambach formation of Germany. Another specimin of the same age, Nannaroter mckenziei, was discovered in Oklahoma. The other specimens belong to early age Kungurian and are from Oklahoma and Texas. The presence of the oldest specimens of the group in eastern and western Europe and North America indicate that the group had an extensive geological history.

References

• Anderson, J. S. et al (2009) Nannaroter mckinziei, a New Ostodolepid ‘Microsaur’ (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra) from the Early Permian of Richards Spur (Ft. Sill), Oklahoma. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):379-388.
• Carroll, R. L. & Gaskill, P. (1978) The order Microsauria, Mem. Amer. Phil. Soc., 126:1–211.
• Case, E. C. (1929) Description of a nearly complete skeleton of Ostodolepis brevispinatus Williston. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan 3:81–107.
• Henrici, A. C. et al. (2011) An ostodolepid 'microsaur' (Lepospondyli) from the Lower Permian Tambach Formation of central Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(5):997–1004.