Biology:Onchiodon
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Family: | †Eryopidae |
| Genus: | †Onchiodon Geinitz, 1861 |
Onchiodon is an extinct genus of temnospondyl. It is primarily known from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, but also from the Permian of North America. It was an amphibious carnivore.[1]
A number of species have been described:[1]
- Onchiodon manebachensis Onchiodon credneri
- Fritsch, 1901 Geinitz, 1861 – type species
- Langenhan, 1909 Onchiodon thuringiensis
- Onchiodon langenhani Werneburg, 2008
- Onchiodon labyrinthicus Werneburg, 1989
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "†Onchiodon Geinitz 1861". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=37013.
Wikidata ☰ Q7092023 entry
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