Nectridea

Nectridea
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Lopingian
Skeleton and model of Diplocaulus.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Clade: Stegocephali
Order: †Nectridea
Miall, 1875
Subgroups

Nectridea is the name of an extinct order of lepospondyl tetrapods from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, including animals such as Diplocaulus. In appearance, they would have resembled modern newts or aquatic salamanders, although they are not close relatives of modern amphibians.[1] They were characterized by long, flattened tails to aid in swimming, as well as numerous features of the vertebrae.

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