Uralerpeton
Uralerpeton Temporal range: Upper Permian,
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Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Reptiliomorpha |
Order: | †Chroniosuchia |
Family: | †Chroniosuchidae |
Genus: | †Uralerpeton Golubev, 1998 |
Species | |
Uralerpeton is an extinct genus of chroniosuchid reptiliomorph from upper Permian (upper Tatarian age) deposits of Vladimir Region, European Russia.[1][2] It was first named by V. K. Golubev in 1998, from skull fragments and trunk scutes. The type species is Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae,[1][2] it was a large predator with a 50 – 55 cm skull and a total length that probably exceeded 3 m (9.3 ft).[3]
References[]
- ^ a b V. K. Golubev (1998). "Narrow-armored Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Late Permian of Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (3): 278–287.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ a b V. K. Golubev (1998). "Revision of the Late Permian Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (4): 390–401.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/reptiliomorpha/chroniosuchia.html
Categories:
- Chroniosuchians
- Permian tetrapods
- Prehistoric tetrapod genera
- Fossil taxa described in 1998
- Fossils of Russia
- Fauna of Russia
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs