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 Temporal range: Early CarboniferousVisean–Namurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Embolomeri
Family:	†Eoherpetontidae Panchen, 1980
Genus:	†Eoherpeton Panchen, 1975
Species
E. watsoni (type)

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

References

1. 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.