Macrerpeton
Extinct genus of temnospondyls
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Macrerpeton is a genus of edopoid temnospondyl within the family Cochleosauridae. It contains a single species, Macrerpeton huxleyi. It was discovered in the fossil-rich Allegheny Formation of Linton, Ohio.[1][2]
| Macrerpeton Temporal range: Pennsylvanian–Moscovian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Family: | †Cochleosauridae |
| Genus: | †Macrerpeton Moodie, 1909 |
| Species: | †M. huxleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Macrerpeton huxleyi (Cope, 1875) (type is Tuditanus huxleyi) | |
