Ophiderpetontidae

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iOphiderpetonidae
Fossil range: Late Carboniferous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Aïstopoda
Family: 'Ophiderpetontidae'
genus

Ophiderpeton

Ophiderpetontidae is an extinct family of lepospondyl amphibians from the Carboniferous period.

aïstopodids, Ophiderpetonidea lacked any trace of limbs and resembled modern snakes.