| Melanerpeton Temporal range: Early Permian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | † Temnospondyli |
| Family: | † Branchiosauridae |
| Genus: | † Melanerpeton Fritsch 1878 |
| Species | |
M.arnhardti | |
Melanerpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian that lived during the Permian approximately 285 million years ago in what would become Europe.