Tertiapatoidea is an extinct superfamily of

onychophora Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus ...

ns consisting of two monospecific families,

Tertiapatidae ''Tertiapatus'' is an extinct genus of onychophora Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as per ...

, and

Succinipatopsidae ''Succinipatopsis'' is an extinct onychophoran genus known from Eocene-aged Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but ...

, neither of which preserve feet or claws at the ends of their legs.

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Onychophoran superfamilies Prehistoric onychophorans Prehistoric animal superfamilies {{Paleo-protostome-stub