Palaeoherpeton
Palaeoherpeton Temporal range: Pennsylvanian, Westphalian A-B
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Embolomeri |
Genus: | †Palaeoherpeton Panchen, 1970 |
Type species | |
Palaeogyrinus decorus Watson, 1926
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Palaeoherpeton is an extinct genus of eogyrinid embolomere which lived in the Pennsylvanian (late Carboniferous) of Scotland. It is primarily known from a series of relatively small but well-preserved skulls. Some of these have among the best braincase and middle ear material known in embolomeres.[1] Originally given the species name Palaeogyrinus decorus, this was later corrected to Palaeoherpeton decorum when it was determined that Palaeogyrinus was a name preoccupied by a genus of beetles.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Panchen, A. L. (1964-11-19). "The cranial anatomy of two coal measure anthracosaurs". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 247 (742): 593–636. doi:10.1098/rstb.1964.0006. JSTOR 2416627 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Panchen, A. L. (10 February 1972). "The skull and skeleton of Eogyrinus attheyi Watson (Amphibia: Labyrinthodontia)". Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B. 263 (851): 279–326. doi:10.1098/rstb.1972.0002. ISSN 0080-4622. JSTOR 2417176 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Panchen, A.L. (1977). "On Anthracosaurus russelli Huxley (Amphibia: Labyrinthodontia) and the family Anthracosauridae". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 279 (968): 447–512. doi:10.1098/rstb.1977.0096. JSTOR 2417840 – via JSTOR.
Categories:
- Embolomeres
- Carboniferous amphibians of Europe
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs