Biology:Dendrerpetontidae

Short description: Extinct family of amphibians

Dendrerpetontidae Temporal range: 342 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Diagram of dendrerpetontid skulls
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Family:	†Dendrerpetontidae Frič, 1885
Genera
†Balanerpeton? †Dendrerpeton

Dendrerpetontidae is a family of basal temnospondyls that lived during the Carboniferous period.

Gallery

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  Balanerpeton woodi, of the early Carboniferous of Scotland

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  Dendrerpeton, of the late Carboniferous of Nova Scotia and Ireland

References

• Benton, M.J. 2005. Vertebrate Palaeontology, Third Edition. University of Bristol

Wikidata ☰ Q2006473 entry