''Montcellia'' is an extinct
genus
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of
nectridean
lepospondyl
Lepospondyli is a diverse taxon of early tetrapods. With the exception of one late-surviving lepospondyl from the Late Permian of Morocco (''Diplocaulus minumus''), lepospondyls lived from the Early Carboniferous ( Mississippian) to the Early Per ...
within the
family
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Urocordylidae
The Urocordylidae are an extinct family (biology), family of nectridean lepospondyl amphibians. Urocordylids lived during the Late Carboniferous and Early Permian in what is now Europe and North America and are characterized by their very long, p ...
that lived in the late
Carboniferous
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period in the modern
France
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.
See also
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Prehistoric amphibian
This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accep ...
*
List of prehistoric amphibians
This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted g ...
References
*Carroll, R. L. ''et al.'' (1998
Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology Part 1 München:Pfeil.
*Dutuit, J-M. & Heyler, D. (1994) Rhacitomes, Lepospondyles et Reptiles du Stephanien (Carbonifere superieur) du basin de Montceau-les-Mines (Massif central, France): In: quand le Massif Central etait sout l’equateur: un ecosystemse Carbonfiere a Montceau-les-Mines. ''Memoires de la section des Sciences'' 12:249-266.
*Steyer J.-S. ''et al.'' (1998) Les Amphibiens de Paléozoique et du Trias français: historique et inventaire. ''Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire naturelle d'Autun'' 162:23-40. .
Carboniferous amphibians of Europe
Holospondyls
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