Melanopelta

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Melanopelta
Temporal range: Triassic, 251.3–247.2  Ma [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Plagiosauridae
Genus: Melanopelta
Shishkin, 1967
Type species
Melanopelta antiqua
Shishkin, 1967

Melanopelta is an extinct genus [2] of Triassic temnospondyl amphibians known from the Yarenga River, Russia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "†Melanopelta antiqua Shishkin 1967". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. "†Melanopelta Shishkin 1967". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 16 October 2022.