Discosauriscidae

Discosauriscidae is a family of stegocephalians from the early Permian. They belong to the Seymouriamorpha, but their affinites to extant tetrapods are debated. They have long been considered reptiliomorphs,[2] but some recent analyses suggest that they are stem-tetrapods.[3]

Discosauriscidae Temporal range: Early Permian
Fossil of Discosauriscus austriacum in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Seymouriamorpha
Family:	†Discosauriscidae Haubold 1971
Genera[1]
Ariekanerpeton Discosauriscus Makowskia Spinarerpeton

References

1. Klembara, J. (2009). The skeletal anatomy and relationships of a new discosauriscid seymouriamorph from the lower Permian of Moravia (Czech Republic). Annals of Carnegie Museum 77(4):451-483.
2. Panchen, A. L. and Smithson, T. R. 1988. The relationships of the earliest tetrapods. Pp. 1-32 in Benton, M. J. (ed), The Phylogeny and Classification of the Tetrapods, Volume 1: Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
3. Laurin, M. (2010). How Vertebrates Left the Water. Berkeley, California, USA.: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26647-6.