Isodectes fossil map
Where fossils of Isodectes have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 300 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 300 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early tetrapods & amphibians |
|---|---|
| Lived | 312.8–274.4 million years ago (Moscovian to Kungurian) |
| Periods | Carboniferous, Permian |
| Family | Eobrachyopidae |
| Named by | Cope 1896 |
| Fossil records | 14 occurrences at 8 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | txn:150302, Arroyo, Upper Kittanning Coal, Carbondale |
About Isodectes
Isodectes is an extinct genus of dvinosaurian temnospondyl within the family Eobrachyopidae. The genus Saurerpeton, named in 1909, is considered to be a junior synonym of Isodectes.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Isodectes (revision 1354843014), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q6085568.
