Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eryopidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Eryopidae

Taxonomy
Eryopidae was named by Cope (1882). It is not extant. Its type is Eryops. It was considered monophyletic by Schoch (2013).

It was assigned to Apoecospondyli by Hay (1902); to Rachitomi by Watson (1919); to Rhachitomi by Kuhn (1946); to Eryopoidea by Romer (1966), Millner (1978), Carroll (1988) and Shishkin et al. (2000); to Temnospondyli by Kissel and Lehman (2002); and to Eryopiformes by Schoch (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Eryopidae Cope
1902Eryopidae Hay p. 421
1919Eryopidae Watson p. 64
1946Eryopidae Kuhn p. 52
1966Eryopidae Romer
1978Eryopidae Millner p. 665
1988Eryopidae Carroll
2000Eryopidae Shishkin et al.
2002Eryopidae Kissel and Lehman p. 531
2013Eryopidae Schoch

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
familyEryopidaeCope 1882
familyEryopidaeCope 1882

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Eryopidae Cope 1882
show all | hide all
G. †Actinodon Gaudry 1866
hide
†Actinodon frossardi Gaudry 1866
+
Invalid names: Actinodon brevis Gaudry 1866 [synonym]
G. †Anisodexis Cope 1882
Subfm. †Eryopinae Schoch and Milner 2014
hide
G. †Clamorosaurus Gubin 1983
+
†Clamorosaurus borealis Gubin 1983
G. †Eryops Cope 1877
+
†Eryops erythroliticus Cope 1878
†Eryops grandis Marsh 1878
+
Invalid names: Eryops reticulatus Cope 1881 [synonym]
†Eryops latus Case 1903
†Eryops megacephalus Cope 1877
+
Invalid names: Anisodexis imbricarius Cope 1882 [synonym], Clepsydrops gigas Cope 1878 [synonym], Eryops willistoni Moodie 1911 [synonym], Rhachitomus valens Cope 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epicordylus Cope 1878 [synonym], Rhachitomus Cope 1878 [synonym]
G. †Glaukerpeton Romer 1952
+
†Glaukerpeton avinoffi Romer 1952
G. †Onchiodon Geinitz 1861
+
†Onchiodon credneri Fritsch 1901
†Onchiodon labyrinthicus Geinitz 1861
+
Invalid names: Pelosaurus laticeps Credner 1882 [synonym]
†Onchiodon langenhani Werneburg 1989
†Onchiodon manebachensis Langenhan 1909
†Onchiodon thuringiensis Werneburg 2008
G. †Osteophorus Meyer 1856
+
†Osteophorus roemeri Meyer 1856
G. †Stenokranio Werneburg et al. 2024
hide
†Stenokranio boldi Werneburg et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Leonardian or 306.00000 to 273.01000 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Eryops sp. (125140)
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4USA (Pennsylvania) Eryops avinoffi, Glaukerpeton avinoffi (126535)
Kasimovian - Kungurian307.0 - 272.3USA (Utah) Eryops sp. (218159)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Eryops sp. (180937)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Germany (Thuringia) Onchiodon langenhani (176543) Onchiodon manebachensis (180757)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Eryops sp. (13947)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Eryops sp. (215555)
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 295.5Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Stenokranio boldi (109702)
Gzhelian - Sakmarian303.7 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Eryops sp. (180989)
Virgilian - Wolfcampian303.7 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Eryops grandis (77412)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Germany (Thuringia) Eryops sp., Onchiodon thuringiensis (180761) Onchiodon labyrinthicus (180778)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Eryops sp. (79163 207495 207497)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Canada (Prince Edward Island) Eryops megacephalus (237226)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) Eryops sp. (180816)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1France Actinodon sp. (34797)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Germany (Thuringia) Onchiodon labyrinthicus (180779)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Utah) Eryops sp. (13257)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Texas) Eryops megacephalus (11165) Eryops sp. (113555)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Colorado) Eryops grandis (85478)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Eryops grandis (80833 180106 180382 180383 180384 180940) Eryops sp. (28067 180974 181075) Onchiodon sp. (85436)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) Eryops megacephalus (22635 79162 180978) Eryops sp. (80723)
Autunian298.9 - 283.5France (Saone et Laoire) Actinodon frossardi, Actinodon brevis (180674)
Autunian298.9 - 283.5Czech Republic Onchiodon credneri (180780)
Autunian298.9 - 283.5France (Saone et Loire) Actinodon frossardi (176500)
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01Germany (Saxony) Onchiodon sp. (180781)
Wolfcampian - Leonardian298.9 - 273.01USA (Utah) Eryops sp. (80110)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Oklahoma) Eryops megacephalus (221391 221392)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Eryops sp. (28119 28120 28122 28123 28124 28125)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Germany (Thüringer Wald) Onchiodon labyrinthicus (160735)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Germany (Saxony) Onchiodon labyrinthicus (52522)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Pennsylvania) Eryops sp. (28466)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 279.3USA (New Mexico) Eryops sp. (180988)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 279.3USA (Texas) Eryops sp. (28324)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Eryops megacephalus (79402)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Eryops anatinus (28142) Eryops megacephalus (84716 108766) Eryops sp. (13080 22714 28141 28143 28144 28145 28146 28147 28148 28149 28150 28238 28239 28240)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Eryops megacephalus (85301) Eryops sp. (28241 28250 28252) Eryops sp., Dimetrodon gigas (28253)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Oklahoma) Dimetrodon gigas (85733)
Artinskian - Roadian290.1 - 268.8USA (Texas) Eryops sp. (180992)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Oklahoma) Eryops megacephalus (79815 85567 87054 180990 180991)
Rotliegendes283.5 - 259.51Czech Republic (Boheme) Onchiodon credneri (58139)
Rotliegendes283.5 - 259.51Poland Osteophorus roemeri (180649)
Ufimian279.5 - 272.5Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Clamorosaurus nocturnus (180643)
Ufimian279.5 - 272.5Russian Federation (Komi) Clamorosaurus borealis (84719)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Eryopidae indet. (22716) Eryops megacephalus (67735 177000 177019 178738) Eryops sp. (28251 28261 28264 28270 28272 28277) Eryops sp., Anisodexis sp., Anisodexis imbricarius (28256) Eryops sp., Dimetrodon gigas (28267)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Perm) Clamorosaurus nocturnus (232601)