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Uralerpeton

Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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