Palaeoherpeton

Pay-le-p-her-pe-ton.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2014, January 7). Palaeoherpeton. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/palaeoherpeton/

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Name

Palaeoherpeton ‭(‬Ancient creeper‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pay-le-p-her-pe-ton.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬decorus‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬17‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Body roughly estimated to roughly be about‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Scotland.

Time Period

Moscovian of the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Palaeoherpeton was originally named as Palaeogyrinus in‭ ‬1926,‭ ‬but was renamed as Palaeoherpeton in‭ ‬1970.‭ ‬Palaeoherpeton was a medium sized predator that would have hunted in the Carboniferous coal swamps of Scotland.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Croonian lecture.‭—‬The evolution and origin of the Amphibia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the Royal Society of London,‭ ‬Series B‭ ‬214:189-257.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Watson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1926. -‭ ‬Handbuch der Palaoherpetologie‭ ‬/‭ ‬Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology Teil‭ ‬5‭ ‬/‭ ‬Part‭ ‬5‭ ‬Batrachosauria Teil A‭ ‬/‭ ‬Part A Anthracosauria.‭ ‬1-84.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Panchen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1970.

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