Caerorhachis
| Caerorhachis Temporal range: Early Carboniferous
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| Life restoration of Caerorhachis bairdi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Batrachomorpha |
| Genus: | †Caerorhachis Holmes and Carroll, 1977 |
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Caerorhachis (meaning "suitable spine" in Greek) is an extinct genus of early tetrapod from the Early Carboniferous of Scotland, probably from the Serpukhovian stage. Its placement within Tetrapoda is uncertain, but it is generally regarded as a primitive member of the group. The type species C. bairdi was named in 1977.