Arisierpeton

Ah-ris-i-er-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. (2012, October 31). Arisierpeton. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/arisierpeton/

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Name

Arisierpeton ‭(‬Arisi’s creeper‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-ris-i-er-pe-ton.

Named By

Robert R.‭ ‬Riesz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Caseasauria,‭ ‬Caseidae.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

A.‭ ‬simplex‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Oklahoma.

Time Period

Early Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial premaxilla‭ ‬and vertebrae.

In Depth

       Arisierpeton is a genus of caseid that lived in North America during‭ ‬the early Permian.‭ ‬The genus is named in honour of Giuseppe Alberto Arisi,‭ ‬the person who discovered the holotype fossil.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A small caseid synapsid,‭ ‬Arisierpeton simplex gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬from the early Permian of Oklahoma,‭ ‬with a discussion of synapsid diversity at the classic Richards Spur locality.‭ & ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬7.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Robert R.‭ ‬Riesz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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