Emeroleter

Em-e-roe-le-ter.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Emeroleter.

Phonetic

Em-e-roe-le-ter.

Named By

M.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ivakhnenko‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Procolophonomorpha,‭ ‬Nycteroleteridae,‭ ‬Nycteroleterinae.

Diet

Uncertain/Herbivore‭?

Species

E.‭ ‬levis‭

Size

About‭ ‬30‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russian Federation‭ ‬-‭ ‬Urpalov Formation.

Time Period

Capitanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete articulated skeleton.

In Depth

       Emeroleter is a genus of nycteroleterid procolophonomorph that lived in what is now the Russian federation towards the end of the Permian period about two hundred and sixty-five to two hundred and fifty million years ago.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Late Permian nycteroleterids from Eastern Europe‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬31‭(‬5‭)‬:552-558‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ivakhnenko‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997.

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