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Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs

Uralerpeton
Temporal range: Upper Permian, 255 Ma
Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae
Scientific classification Edit this 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. It was first named by, "V." K. Golubev in 1998, from skull fragments and "trunk scutes." The type species is Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae, it was a large predator with a 50 – 55 cm skull and a total length that probably exceeded 3 m (9.3 ft).

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