Uralerpeton
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Uralerpeton is an extinct genus
of chroniosuchid
reptiliomorph from upper Permian
(upper Tatarian age) deposits of Vladimir Region, European Russia
. It was first named by V. K. Golubev in 1998
, from skull
fragments and trunk scutes. The type species is Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of chroniosuchid
Chroniosuchidae
The Chroniosuchidae are a family of semi-aquatic reptiliomorp amphibians found in sediments from the upper Permian and the upper Triassic periods, most in Russia. They were generally rather large animals, with long jaws similar to those found in modern crocodiles, and probably lived a similar life...
reptiliomorph from upper Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
(upper Tatarian age) deposits of Vladimir Region, European Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It was first named by V. K. Golubev in 1998
1998 in paleontology
-Amphibians:A. C. Henrici. 1998. A new pipoid anuran from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation at Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18:321-332-Dinosaurs:...
, from skull
Skull
The skull is a bony structure in the head of many animals that supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.The skull is composed of two parts: the cranium and the mandible. A skull without a mandible is only a cranium. Animals that have skulls are called craniates...
fragments and trunk scutes. The type species is Uralerpeton tverdokhlebovae.