Batrachiderpeton
Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs
Batrachiderpeton Temporal range: Carboniferous, 318.1–314.6 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Order: | †Nectridea |
Family: | †Diplocaulidae |
Genus: | †Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey, 1869 |
Type species | |
†Batrachiderpeton reticulatum Hancock & Athey, 1869 | |
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Batrachiderpeton is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs within the family Diplocaulidae; it was a basal member of the family.[1] The type species is B. reticulatum and was found in a coal field in Northumberland, England at a locality that also yields the remains of Anthracosaurus russelli.[3] A second species is also known: B. lineatum.[3]
References
- ^ a b "†Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey 1871". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Batrachiderpeton". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b Hancock, A. & Athey, T. (1869). On a new labyrinthodont from the Northumberland coal field, and on the occurrence in the same locality of Anthracosaurus russelli. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4(4):182-189
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