Melanerpeton
Melanerpeton | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Class: | Amphibia
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Order: | Temnospondyli
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Genus: | Melanerpeton Fritsch 1878
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Species | |
M.arnhardti |
Melanerpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian that lived during the Permian approximately 285 million years ago in what would become Europe.
References[]
- Werneburg, R. (2007) Timeless design: colored pattern of skin in early Permian branchiosaurids (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27, 1047–1050.
- Fossilworks Paleobiological database[1]
Categories:
- Branchiosaurids
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs