Table 1 in The exceptionally well-preserved Sauropleura scalaris (Nectridea: Urocordylidae) from the late Carboniferous of the Czech Republic: new information on ontogeny, lateral line and tail

Table 1. Summary of the highest number of preserved caudal vertebrae and previous estimates of their total count for each urocordylid taxon (the numbers include first caudals without haemal spines).
TaxonMaximum number of preserved vertebraeReferenceEstimated total numberReferenceUrocordylinaeUrocordylus wandesfordii Huxley & Wright, 186682Bossy and Milner (1998)82Bossy and Milner (1998)Ctenerpeton remix (Cope, 1868)68Bossy and Milner (1998)Ptyonius marshii (Cope, 1875)63Bossy and Milner (1998)SauropleurinaeSauropleura scalaris (Frič, 1875)70This study80Fritsch (1881)91–96Stehlík (1924)80+Steen (1938)60–70Bossy and Milner (1998)90This studySauropleura pectinata Cope, 186851Bossy and Milner (1998)60–70Bossy and Milner (1998)Montcellia longicaudata (Langiaux, Parriat & Soưy, 1974)~50Dutuit and Heyler (1994)Lepterpeton dobbsii Huxley & Wright, 186638Bossy and Milner (1998)