Tuditanomorpha

Tuditanomorpha; Temporal range: Late Carboniferous—Early Permian
	Tuditanus punctulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subclass:	†Lepospondyli
Order:	†Microsauria
Suborder:	†Tuditanomorpha; Carroll and Gaskill, 1978
Families
	Goniorhynchidae; Gymnarthridae; Hapsidopareiontidae; Ostodolepidae; Pantylidae; Trihecatontidae; Tuditanidae;

Tuditanomorpha is a suborder of microsaur lepospondyls. Tuditanomorphs lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Early Permian and are known from North America and Europe. Tuditanomorphs have a similar pattern of bones in the skull roof. Tuditanomorphs display considerable variability, especially in body size, proportions, dentition, and presacral vertebral count. Currently there are seven families of tuditanomorphs, with two being monotypic. Tuditanids, gymnarthrids, and pantylids first appear in the Lower Pennsylvanian. Goniorhynchidae, Hapsidopareiontidae, Ostodolepidae, and Trihecatontidae appear in the Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian.^[1]

Classification

Rhynchonkos stovalli

Cardiocephalus peabodyi

Suborder Tuditanomorpha

Family Goniorhynchidae
- Rhynchonkos
Family Gymnarthridae
- Cardiocephalus
- Elfridia
- Euryodus
- Leiocephalikon
- Pariotichus
- Sparodus
Family Hapsidopareiontidae
- Hapsidopareion
- Llistrofus
- Ricnodon
- Saxonerpeton
Family Ostodolepidae
- Micraroter
- Nannaroter
- Ostodolepis
- Pelodosotis
Family Pantylidae
- Pantylus
- Trachystegos
Family Trihecatontidae
- Trihecaton
Family Tuditanidae
- Asaphestra
- Boii
- Crinodon
- Tuditanus

^ Carroll, R. L.; Gaskill, P. (1978). "The Order Microsauria". Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society. 126.

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