''Micraroter'' is an extinct
genus
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of
microsaur
Microsauria ("small lizards") is an extinct, possibly polyphyletic order of tetrapods from the late Carboniferous and early Permian periods. It is the most diverse and species-rich group of lepospondyls. Recently, Microsauria has been considere ...
within the
family
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Ostodolepidae
Ostodolepidae, also spelled Ostodolepididae, is an extinct family of Early Permian microsaurs. They are unique among microsaurs in that they were large, reaching lengths of up to , terrestrial, and presumably fossorial. Ostodolepid remains have b ...
.
References
Ostodolepids
Cisuralian amphibians of North America
Fossil taxa described in 1973
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