| Oestocephalidae | |
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| Oestocephalus amphiuminus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Aistopoda |
| Family: | †Oestocephalidae Anderson, 2003 |
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Oestocephalidae is an extinctfamily ofLate Carboniferousaistopodtetrapodomorphs. Fossils have been found fromOhio,Illinois, andColorado in theUnited States;England; and theCzech Republic. It includes thegeneraColoraderpeton andOestocephalus. Oestocephalids have robust skulls and narrow, rounded snouts. They possess heavily ossifiedgastralia and dorsalosteoderms. Like other aïstopods, oestocephalids were elongate, having approximately 110 vertebrae. Oestocephalidae was named in 2003, with thetype species beingOestocephalus amphiuminus.[1]
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