After Anderson, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003a, b, & Anderson, Carroll & Rowe, 2003
<==o †Aistopoda Miall, 1875 [Aïstopoda Miall, 1875] (aistopods; aistopodit) |?- †Andersonerpeton longidentatum (Dawson, 1876) Pardo & Mann, 2018 [Hylerpeton longidentatum Dawson, 1876] |?- †“Ophiderpeton” swisshelmensis Thayer, 1985 |-- †Lethiscus stocki Wellstead, 1982 [Lethiscidae Wellstead, 1982] `--+--o †Ophiderpeton Wright & Huxley, 1866 [Ophiderpetontidae Schwartz, 1908] | |-- †O. kirktonense Milner, 1994 | `-- †O. brownriggi Wright & Huxley, 1866 `--+--o †Oestocephalidae Anderson, 2003b | |-- †Coloraderpeton brilli Vaughn, 1969 | `--o †Oestocephalus Cope, 1868 [taxonomic history] | |?- †O. sp. [MCP323] [Carroll, 1998a] | |-- †O. nanum (Hancock & Atthey, 1868) | `-- †O. amphiuminum (Cope, 1868) [taxonomic history] `--o †Phlegethontioidea Cope, 1875 sensu Anderson, Carroll & Rowe, 2003 |-- †Pseudophlegethontia turnbullorum Anderson, 2003 [Pseudophlegethontiidae Anderson, 2003] [taxonomic history] `--o †Phlegethontiidae Cope, 1875 |?- †Dolichosoma |?- †"Phlegethontia" phanerhalpha Thayer, 1985 (nomen dubium) `--+-- †Sillerpeton permianum Lund, 1978 `--o †Phlegethontia Cope, 1871b [taxonomic history] |-- †P. linearis Cope, 1871b [taxonomic history] `-- †P. longissima (Fritsch, 1875) [taxonomic history]
Reference(s):
- Anderson, J. S. 1998: Phylogenetic analysis of the Lepospondyli (Tetrapoda).
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Vol. 18, #3, Suppl. to #3, pp. 24A - Anderson, J. S., 2001: New information on Lethiscus stocki (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli, Aïstopoda) from high resolution computerized tomography and a phylogenetic analysis of Aïstopoda.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 21, #3, Supplement to #3, pp. 28A - Anderson, J. S., 2002: Revision of the aïstopod genus Phlegethontia (Tetrapoda: Lepospondyli).
–Journal of Paleontology: Vol. 76, #6, pp. 1029-1046 - Anderson, J. S., 2003a: A new aïstopod (Tetrapoda: Lepospondyli) from Mazon Creek, Illinois.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 23, #1, pp. 79-88 - Anderson, J. S., 2003b: Cranial anatomy of Coloraderpeton brilli, postcranial anatomy of Oestocephalus amphiuminus, and reconsideration of Ophiderpentontidae (Tetrapoda: Lepospondyli: Aistopoda).
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 23, #3, pp. 532-543 - Anderson, J. S., Carroll, R. L. & Rowe, T. B., 2003: New information on Lethiscus stocki (Tetrapoda: Lepospondyli: Aïstopoda) from high-resolution computed tomography and a phylogenetic analysis of Aistopoda.
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–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698. - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648.
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