Uralerpeton

Uralerpeton Temporal range: Upper Permian, 255  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Reptiliomorpha (?)
Order:	† Chroniosuchia
Family:	† Chroniosuchidae
Genus:	† Uralerpeton Golubev, 1998
Species
† U. tverdokhlebovae Golubev, 1998 (type)

Uralerpeton is an extinct genus of chroniosuchid reptiliomorph from upper Permian (upper Tatarian age) deposits of Vladimir Region, European Russia. ^{[1] [2]} It was first named by V. K. Golubev in 1998, from skull fragments and trunk scutes. The type species is Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae, ^{[1] [2]} it was a large predator with a 50 – 55 cm skull and a total length that probably exceeded 3 m (9.3 ft). ^[3]

References

1. V. K. Golubev (1998). "Narrow-armored Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Late Permian of Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (3): 278–287.
2. V. K. Golubev (1998). "Revision of the Late Permian Chroniosuchians (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 32 (4): 390–401.
3. "Palaeos Vertebrates Reptiliomorpha: Chroniosuchia".