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Uralerpeton

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)

Uralerpeton is an extinct genus of chroniosuchid reptiliomorph from upper Permian (upper Tatarian age) deposits of Vladimir Region, European Russia. It was first named by V. K. Golubev in 1998, from skull fragments and trunk scutes. The type species is Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae, it was a large predator with a 50 – 55 cm skull and a total length that probably exceeded 3 m (9.3 ft).


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