Montcellia is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs within the family Urocordylidae that lived in the late Carboniferous period in the modern France.

Montcellia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Order: Nectridea
Family: Urocordylidae
Subfamily: Sauropleurinae
Genus: Montcellia
Dutuit and Heyler, 1994
Species:
M. longicaudata
Binomial name
Montcellia longicaudata
Moodie, 1909

References

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  • Carroll, R. L. et al. (1998) Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology Part 1. München:Pfeil.
  • Dutuit, J-M. & Heyler, D. (1994) Rhacitomes, Lepospondyles et Reptiles du Stephanien (Carbonifere superieur) du basin de Montceau-les-Mines (Massif central, France): In: quand le Massif Central etait sout l’equateur: un ecosystemse Carbonfiere a Montceau-les-Mines. Memoires de la section des Sciences 12:249-266.
  • Steyer J.-S. et al. (1998) Les Amphibiens de Paléozoique et du Trias français: historique et inventaire. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire naturelle d'Autun 162:23-40. .