Uralerpeton
| Uralerpeton Temporal range: Upper Permian, 255 Ma | |
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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
- 1 2 V. K. Golubev (1998). "Narrow-armored Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Late Permian of Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal 32 (3): 278–287.
- 1 2 V. K. Golubev (1998). "Revision of the Late Permian Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal 32 (4): 390–401.
- ↑ http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/reptiliomorpha/chroniosuchia.html
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