Home » Life » Vertebrata » Gnathostomata » Eugnathostomata » Euteleostomi » Sarcopterygii » Tetrapoda

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.

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