The Braincase of Eocaecilia micropodia (Lissamphibia, Gymnophiona) and the Origin of Caecilians

H. C. Maddin, F. A. Jenkins Jr, and J. S. Anderson

2012

Article

PLoS One 7(12):e50743

Find it at:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050743

Taxa discussed in this work:

• Apoda
• Dermophiidae
• Herpelidae
• Indotyphlidae
• Siphonopidae

Taxonomy:

• Aistopoda belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Adelogyrinus belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Microbrachis belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Asaphestera belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Rhynchonkos belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Stegotretus belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Euryodus belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Utaherpeton belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Brachydectes belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Scincosaurus belongs to Nectridea - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Diploceraspis belongs to Nectridea - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Diceratosaurus belongs to Nectridea - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Batrachiderpeton belongs to Nectridea - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Keraterpeton belongs to Nectridea - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Urocordylus belongs to Nectridea - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Ptyonius belongs to Nectridea - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Apoda belongs to Gymnophiona - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Nectridea belongs to Lepospondyli - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Caudata belongs to Batrachia - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Albanerpetontidae belongs to Batrachia - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Batrachia belongs to Lissamphibia - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Gymnophiona belongs to Lissamphibia - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Dermophiidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Siphonopidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Indotyphlidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Caeciliidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Typhlonectidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Herpelidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Scolecomorphidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Ichthyophiidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Rhinatrematidae belongs to Apoda - Maddin et al. (2012)
• Eocaecilia belongs to Gymnophiona - Maddin et al. (2012)