Macrerpeton

Macrerpeton; Temporal range: Pennsylvanian–Moscovian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	† Temnospondyli
Family:	† Cochleosauridae
Genus:	† Macrerpeton ; Moodie, 1909
Species:	†M. huxleyi
Binomial name
	†Macrerpeton huxleyi; (Cope, 1875) (type is Tuditanus huxleyi)

Last updated March 31, 2025

Macrerpeton is a genus of edopoid temnospondyl within the family Cochleosauridae. It contains a single species, Macrerpeton huxleyi. It was discovered in the fossil-rich Allegheny Formation of Linton, Ohio.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Hook, R.W.; Baird, D. (1988). "An overview of the Upper Carboniferous fossil deposit at Linton, Ohio". The Ohio Journal of Science. 88 (1): 55–60. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24.
↑ Milner, A.R.; Sequeira, S.E.K. (1998). "A cochleosaurid temnospondyl amphibian from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Linton, Ohio, U.S.A." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 122 (1): 261–290. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb02532.x .

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[HB88-1] Hook, R.W.; Baird, D. (1988). "An overview of the Upper Carboniferous fossil deposit at Linton, Ohio". The Ohio Journal of Science. 88 (1): 55–60. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24.

[MS98-2] Milner, A.R.; Sequeira, S.E.K. (1998). "A cochleosaurid temnospondyl amphibian from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Linton, Ohio, U.S.A." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 122 (1): 261–290. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb02532.x .

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