''Diploceraspis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

diplocaulid The Diplocaulidae ("double cauls") is an extinct family of "nectridean" tetrapodomorphs that arose during the Late Carboniferous and died out in the Late Permian. They are distinguished by the presence of strange, horn-like protrusions jutting o ...

nectridea Nectridea is an extinct order of lepospondyl tetrapods from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, including animals such as '' Diplocaulus''. In appearance, they would have resembled modern newts or aquatic salamanders, although they are not cl ...

ns. It lived in North America during the

Permian The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years, from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya. It is the s ...

period. It closely resembles its relative, '' Diplocaulus''. It generally sports the same features as ''Diplocaulus'', though it was smaller, measuring over 46 cm. Beerbower originally recognised two species, ''D. burkei'' and ''D. conemaughensis'', but they are no longer regarded as being distinct from one another as their size ranges were found to overlap. Other species include ''D. meritae'' from

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and an indeterminate species from

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

. '' Diplocaulus minimus'' of Late Permian

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may be of this genus.

References

Diplocaulidae Cisuralian sarcopterygians of North America Fossil taxa described in 1963 {{Paleo-tetrapodomorph-stub