Arizonerpeton
Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arizonerpeton is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs. It contains a single species, Arizonerpeton wellsi. It lived in what is now the Swisshelm Mountains of modern-day Arizona, United States.[1] This locality belongs to the Black Prince Limestone Formation, which is dated to the middle Pennsylvanian sub-period of the Carboniferous period.
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Arizonerpeton | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Order: | †Nectridea |
Genus: | †Arizonerpeton Thayer, 1985 |
Type species | |
Arizonerpeton wellsi Thayer, 1985 |
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