Pholiderpeton
Pholiderpeton is an extinct genus of amphibian which lived in the Late Carboniferous period (Bashkirian) of Europe. Pholiderpeton was 2 m in size. Recent studies by Jennifer A. Clack suggest that the amphibian Pholiderpeton described by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869 is the same animal as Eogyrinus. If this is so, then Pholiderpeton's name takes priority. Fossils of Eogyrinus are known from northern England.[1]
| Pholiderpeton Temporal range: Late Carboniferous | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Embolomeri |
| Family: | †Eogyrinidae |
| Genus: | †Pholiderpeton Huxley, 1869 |
References
- Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 53. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
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