Uralerpeton

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]

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

References
  1. V. K. Golubev (1998). "Narrow-armored Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Late Permian of Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (3): 278–287.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. V. K. Golubev (1998). "Revision of the Late Permian Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (4): 390–401.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/reptiliomorpha/chroniosuchia.html


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