Biology:Bromerpeton

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Bromerpeton is an extinct genus of recumbirostran from the Early Permian of Germany. It is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Bromerpeton subcolossus.[1]

Description

Bromerpeton is distinct from the other genera of Brachystelechidae in that it possesses five metacarpals which signifies the presence of five digits.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MacDougall, Mark J.; Jannel, Andréas; Henrici, Amy C.; Berman, David S.; Sumida, Stuart S.; Martens, Thomas; Fröbisch, Nadia B.; Fröbisch, Jörg (20 February 2024). "A new recumbirostran 'microsaur' from the lower Permian Bromacker locality, Thuringia, Germany, and its fossorial adaptations" (in en). Scientific Reports 14 (1): 4200. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-46581-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 38378723. Bibcode2024NatSR..14.4200M. 

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