Diplocaulidae

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The Diplocaulidae ("double cauls") is an extinct family of "nectridean" tetrapodomorphs that arose during the Late Carboniferous and died out in the Late Permian. [1] They are distinguished by the presence of strange, horn-like protrusions jutting out from the rear of their skulls; in some genera said protrusions gave their heads an almost boomerang-like outline.

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Diploceraspis burkei

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram modified from Germain (2010):[1]

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References

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