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THE TETRAPODA STORY: FROM FISH TO REPTILES

This page covers the earliest of the "amphibians," from their fishy tetrapodomorph origins to their conquest of dry land in reptiliomorph form.

 
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Tetrapodomorpha
†Kenichthys
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Rhizodontida
†Hongyu
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Rhizodontida
†Gooloogongia
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Rhizodontida
†Barameda
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Rhizodontida
†Sauripterus
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Rhizodontida
†Screbinodus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Rhizodontida
†Rhizodus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Rhizodontida
†Strepsodus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Osteolepididae
†Gogonasus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Osteolepididae
†Gyroptychius
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Osteolepididae
†Osteolepis
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Osteolepididae
†Medoevia
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Canowindridae
†Marsdenichthys
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Canowindridae
†Canowindra
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Canowindridae
†Koharalepis
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Canowindridae
†Beelarongia
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Megalichthyidae
†Palatinichthys
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Megalichthyidae
†Megalichthys
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Megalichthyidae
†Ectosteorhachis
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Megalichthyidae
†Cladarosymblema
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Megalichthyidae
†Segoerichthys
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Megalichthyidae
†Askerichthys
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Megalichtyiformes | Megalichthyidae
†Mahalalepis
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Tristichopteridae
†Spodichthys
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Tristichopteridae
†Tristichopterus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Tristichopteridae
†Eusthenopteron
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Tristichopteridae
†Jarvikina
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Tristichopteridae
†Cabonnichthys
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Tristichopteridae
†Mandageria
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Tristichopteridae
†Eusthenodon
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes
†Tinirau
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes
†Platycephalichthys
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia
†Panderichthys
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Metaxygnathus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Tiktaalik
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Elpistostege
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Elginerpeton
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Ventastega
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Acanthostega
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Ichthyostega
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Tulerpeton
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Obruchevichthys
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Hynerpeton
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Densignathus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Sinostega
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Jakubsonia
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Ymeria
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Aytonerpeton
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Perittodus
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Diploradus
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Doragnathus
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Sigournea
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali
†Koilops
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Crassigyrinidae
†Crassigyrinus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Whatcheeriidae
†Ossinodus
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Whatcheeriidae
†Pederpes
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Whatcheeriidae
†Whatcheeria
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Colosteidae
†Colosteus
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Colosteidae
†Deltaherpeton
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Colosteidae
†Greererpeton
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Colosteidae
†Pholidogaster
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Baphetidae
†Baphetes
 
Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Baphetidae | Loxommatinae
†Kyrinion
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Baphetidae | Loxommatinae
†Loxomma
 
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Tetrapodomorpha | Eotetrapodiformes | Elpistostegalia | Stegocephali | Baphetidae | Loxommatinae
†Megalocephalus
 
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Tetrapoda
†Eucritta
 
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Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli
†Balanerpeton
 
Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli
†Capetus
 
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Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli
†Saharastega
 
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Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli | Edopoidea | Edopidae
†Edops
 
Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli | Edopoidea | Cochleosauridae
†Procochleosaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli | Edopoidea | Cochleosauridae
†Adamanterpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli | Edopoidea | Cochleosauridae | Cochleosaurinae
†Cochleosaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli | Edopoidea | Cochleosauridae | Cochleosaurinae
†Nigerpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Temnospondyli | Edopoidea | Cochleosauridae | Cochleosaurinae
†Chenoprosopus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha
†Silvanerpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha
†Eldeceeon
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha
†Casineria
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha
†Caerorhachis
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha
†Eoherpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha
†Solenodonsaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Embolomeri
†Proterogyrinus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Embolomeri
†Archeria
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Embolomeri
†Pholiderpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Embolomeri
†Anthracosaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Gephyrostegidae
†Gephyrostegus
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Gephyrostegidae
†Brukterpeton
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Gephyrostegidae
†Eusauropleura
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Biarmica
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Enosuchus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Kotlassia
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Leptoropha
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Microphon
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Nyctiboetus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Utegenia
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha
†Waggoneria
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha | Seymouriidae
†Seymouria
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha | Karpinskiosauridae
†Karpinskiosaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha | Discosauridae
†Ariekanerpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha | Discosauridae
†Discosauriscus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha | Discosauridae
†Makowsia
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Seymouriamorpha | Discosauridae
†Spinarerpeton
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Batropeites
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Tuditanus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Pantylus
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Stegotretus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Asaphestera
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Saxonerpeton
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Hapsidopareion
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Micraroter
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Pelodosotis
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Rhynchonkos
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Cardiocephalus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Euryodus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Microbrachis
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Hyloplesion
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Microsauria
†Odonterpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Lysorophia
†Brachydectes
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Acherontiscidae
†Acherontiscus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Adelospondyli
†Adelospondylus
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Adelospondyli
†Adelogyrinus
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Adelospondyli
†Dolichopareias
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli
†Scincosaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Keraterpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Batrachiderpeton
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Diceratosaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Diplocaulus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Diploceraspis
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Ptyonius
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Saurolpeura
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Nectridea
†Urocordylus
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Aistopoda
†Lethiscus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Aistopoda
†Oestocephalus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Lepospondyli | Holospondyli | Aistopoda
†Phlegethontia
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Alveusdectes
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Ambedus
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Desmatodon
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Diadectes
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Diasparactus
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Oradectes
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Orobates
 
Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Phanerosaurus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Diadectidae
†Stephanospondylus
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Limnoscelidae
†Limnoscelis
 
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Tetrapoda | Reptiliomorpha | Diadectomorpha | Tseajaiidae
†Tseajaia
 
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SAUROPSIDA
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