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Melanopelta

Extinct genus of amphibians From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Melanopelta is an extinct genus[2] of Triassic temnospondyl amphibians known from the Yarenga River, Russia.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Tetrapoda
Order:†Temnospondyli
Suborder:†Stereospondyli
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Melanopelta
Temporal range: Triassic, 251.3–247.2 Ma[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Tetrapoda
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Family: †Plagiosauridae
Genus: †Melanopelta
Shishkin, 1967
Type species
†Melanopelta antiqua
Shishkin, 1967
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