Caerorhachis

Caerorhachis
Temporal range: Early Carboniferous 340 Ma
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Life restoration of Caerorhachis bairdi
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Ruta, M.; Coates M.I.; Quicke D.L.J. (2003). "Early tetrapod relationships revisited" (PDF). Biological Reviews. 78 (2). Cambridge Philosophical Society: 262. doi:10.1017/s1464793102006103. PMID 12803423. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HC77 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).