Piceoerpeton
Extinct genus of amphibians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piceoerpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian, containing species known from the latest Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian), Paleocene and Eocene of North America.[1] It is one of the largest known salamanders at 1.8 metres, and would have approached the cryptobranchid Andrias in size. However, Piceoerpeton is unrelated to the Cryptobranchidae; instead it appears to be a member of the extinct family Scapherpetontidae.
Quick Facts Piceoerpeton Temporal range: Maastrichtian-Eocene, Scientific classification ...
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Family: | Scapherpetontidae |
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