Silvanerpeton

Sil-van-er-pe-ton.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2016, June 3). Silvanerpeton. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/silvanerpeton/

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Name

Silvanerpeton.

Phonetic

Sil-van-er-pe-ton.

Named By

Jennifer A.‭ ‬Clack‭ ‬-‭ ‬1994.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptiliomorpha,‭ ‬Embolomeri.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬miripedes‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬40‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Scotland‭ ‬-‭ ‬East Kirkton Limestone Formation.

Time Period

Late Visean/Early Serpukhovian of the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Almost complete individuals.

In Depth

       Silvanerpeton is a genus of possibly semi aquatic reptilomorph that lived in Scotland during the Carboniferous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Silvanerpeton miripedes,‭ ‬a new anthracosauroid from the Vis�an of East Kirkton,‭ ‬West Lothian,‭ ‬Scotland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh:‭ ‬Earth Sciences‭ ‬84:369-376.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jennifer A.‭ ‬Clack‭ ‬-‭ ‬1994.

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