Uralerpeton
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Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs
| Uralerpeton | |
|---|---|
| Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b V. K. Golubev (1998). "Revision of the Late Permian Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (4): 390–401.
- ^ "Palaeos Vertebrates Reptiliomorpha: Chroniosuchia".
