Batrachiderpeton

Batrachiderpeton is an extinct genus of nectridean lepospondyl within the family Diplocaulidae; it was a basal member of the family.[1] The type species is B. reticulatum and was found in a coal field in Northumberland, England at a locality that also yields the remains of Anthracosaurus russelli.[3] A second species is also known: B. lineatum.[3]

Batrachiderpeton
Temporal range: Carboniferous,
Life restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subclass: †Lepospondyli
Order: †Nectridea
Family: †Diplocaulidae
Genus: †Batrachiderpeton
Hancock and Atthey, 1869
Type species
†Batrachiderpeton reticulatum
Hancock & Athey, 1869
Other species[2]
  • †Batrachiderpeton lineatum Hancock and Atthey, 1869

See also

References
  1. "†Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey 1871". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Batrachiderpeton". Fossilworks. Retrieved 4 August 2022 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. Hancock, A. & Athey, T. (1869). On a new labyrinthodont from the Northumberland coal field, and on the occurrence in the same locality of Anthracosaurus russelli. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4(4):182-189


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