Bromerpeton

Bromerpeton; Temporal range: Cisuralian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Family:	† Brachystelechidae
Genus:	† Bromerpeton ; MacDougall et. al., 2024
Species:	†B. subcolossus
Binomial name
	†Bromerpeton subcolossus; MacDougall et. al., 2024

Last updated November 03, 2025

Bromerpeton is an extinct genus of recumbirostran from the Early Permian of Germany. It is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Bromerpeton subcolossus.^[1]

Description

Bromerpeton is distinct from the other genera of Brachystelechidae in that it possesses five metacarpals which signifies the presence of five digits.^[1]

References

1 2 MacDougall, Mark J.; Jannel, Andréas; Henrici, Amy C.; Berman, David S.; Sumida, Stuart S.; Martens, Thomas; Fröbisch, Nadia B.; Fröbisch, Jörg (20 February 2024). "A new recumbirostran 'microsaur' from the lower Permian Bromacker locality, Thuringia, Germany, and its fossorial adaptations". Scientific Reports . 14 (1): 4200. Bibcode:2024NatSR..14.4200M. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-46581-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 10879142 . PMID 38378723.

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[:0-1] 1 2 MacDougall, Mark J.; Jannel, Andréas; Henrici, Amy C.; Berman, David S.; Sumida, Stuart S.; Martens, Thomas; Fröbisch, Nadia B.; Fröbisch, Jörg (20 February 2024). "A new recumbirostran 'microsaur' from the lower Permian Bromacker locality, Thuringia, Germany, and its fossorial adaptations". Scientific Reports . 14 (1): 4200. Bibcode:2024NatSR..14.4200M. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-46581-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 10879142 . PMID 38378723.

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