Scapherpeton
Extinct genus of amphibians
Scapherpeton | |
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Scapherpeton tectum jaw | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Scapherpetontidae |
Genus: | Scapherpeton |
Scapherpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian. Fossils of it have been found in the Hell Creek Formation.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- ^ Auffenberg, Walter; Goin, Coleman J (December 22, 1959). "The Status of the Salamander Genera Scapherpeton and Hemitrypus of Cope" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1979).
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