Deltaherpeton

Del-tah-her-pe-ton.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2014, September 16). Deltaherpeton. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/deltaherpeton/

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Name

Deltaherpeton ‭(‬Delta creeper‭)‬.

Phonetic

Del-tah-her-pe-ton.

Named By

J.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Bolt‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Lombard‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Tetrapoda,‭ ‬Temnospondyli,‭ ‬Colosteidae.

Diet

Piscivore/Carnivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬hiemstrae‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Iowa‭ ‬-‭ ‬St.‭ ‬Louis Formation.

Time Period

Vis�an of the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Deltaherpeton is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that lived in what is now the USA during the Carboniferous.‭ ‬Deltaherpeton is noted as having a similarity to both Colosteus and Pholidogaster.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Deltaherpeton hiemstrae,‭ ‬a new colosteid tetrapod from the Mississippian of Iowa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬84‭(‬6‭)‬:1135-1151.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Bolt‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Lombard‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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