Eoherpeton
Eoherpeton is the only genus of the family Eoherpetontidae in the extinct suborder Embolomeri. It is known from the Visean and Namurian (now Serpukhovian and lower Bashkirian) stages of the Carboniferous of Scotland.[1]
| Eoherpetontidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Embolomeri |
| Family: | †Eoherpetontidae Panchen, 1980 |
| Genus: | †Eoherpeton Panchen, 1975 |
| Species | |
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E. watsoni (type) | |
References
- Smithson, T.R. (1985). "The morphology and relationships of the Carboniferous amphibian Eoherpeton watsoni Panchen". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 85 (4): 317–410. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1985.tb01517.x.
External links
- The skull of Eoherpeton, from the original description
- A 3D reconstruction of the skull, using microCT scans, published by Liz Martin-Silverstone's twitter account
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