Batrachiderpeton

Batrachiderpeton; Temporal range: Carboniferous, 318.1–314.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Order:	† Nectridea
Family:	† Diplocaulidae
Genus:	† Batrachiderpeton ; Hancock and Atthey, 1869
Type species
	†Batrachiderpeton reticulatum; Hancock & Athey, 1869
Other species
	†Batrachiderpeton lineatum Hancock and Atthey, 1869;

Last updated March 31, 2025

Batrachiderpeton is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs 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]

References

1 2 "†Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey 1871". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
↑ "Batrachiderpeton". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 4 August 2022.
1 2 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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[fossilworks-1] 1 2 "†Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey 1871". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[2] "Batrachiderpeton". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[Hancock69-3] 1 2 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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