Urocordylus fossil map
Where fossils of Urocordylus 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 | 318.7–307.4 million years ago (Bashkirian to Moscovian) |
| Periods | Carboniferous |
| Family | Urocordylidae |
| Named by | Wright and Huxley 1866 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ireland, Czech Republic |
| Rock formations | Coolbaun Formation, Kladno |
About Urocordylus
Urocordylus (from Greek: οὐρά oura, 'tail' and Greek: κορδῡ́λη kordū́lē, 'club') is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs. It is the type genus of the family Urocordylidae. Fossils have been found from Ireland that date back to the Westphalian stage of the late Carboniferous. It had total length of about 19.5 in (500 mm), but the skull was only about 1.3 in (33 mm) long.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Urocordylus (revision 1354843510), 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: Q2527900.
