Whatcheeriidae

Taxobox
name = Whatcheeriidae

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image width = 200px
image_caption = "Pederpes finneyi"
fossil_range = Middle Mississippian
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
superclassis = Tetrapoda
familia = Whatcheeriidae

Whatcheeriidae was a family of tetrapods which lived in the Mississippian period, a subdivision of the Carboniferous period. It contains the genera "Pederpes" and "Whatcheeria". It is now extinct.

Taxonomy

Currently, using modern cladistic taxonomy, Whatcheeriidae is not placed in Amphibia or any other class but simply as its own family within Tetrapoda, with its relationships with other tetrapods left unclear.

References

[http://www.taxonomy.nl/taxonomicon/TaxonTree.aspx?id=646582 Taxonomicon article on Whatcheeridae]

[http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Whatcheeriidae_Family.asp Zipcode Zoo article on Whatcheeridae]