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,
Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Order: Chroniosuchia
Family: Chroniosuchidae
Genus: Uralerpeton
Golubev, 1998
Species
  • U. tverdokhlebovae Golubev, 1998 (type)

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