Eocaecilia

Eocaecilia is an extinct genus of caecilian (limbless amphibian) from the Early Jurassic Period in Arizona, USA.[1] One species is described, Eocaecilia micropodia.

Eocaecilia shared some characteristics with salamanders and the now extinct Microsauria. It was of small size, about 15 cm in length. Unlike modern caecilians, which are legless, Eocaecilia possessed small legs, and while modern caecilians have poorly developed eyes and spend a lot of time under ground, Eocaecilia's eyes were somewhat better well-developed. Although the precise ancestry of Eocaecilia is debated (and other caecilians by extension), it likely resided among the ancestral lepospondyl[3][4][5] or temnospondyl[6][7] amphibians of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic