Uralerpeton

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Uralerpeton
Temporal range: Upper Permian, 255 Ma
Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Reptiliomorpha (?)
Order: Chroniosuchia
Family: Chroniosuchidae
Genus: Uralerpeton
Golubev, 1998
Species
  • U. tverdokhlebovae Golubev, 1998 (type)

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. ^ a b "Narrow-armored Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Late Permian of Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (3): 278–287. 1998. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Revision of the Late Permian Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (4): 390–401. 1998. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  3. ^ http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/reptiliomorpha/chroniosuchia.html