Macrerpeton
Macrerpeton is a genus of edopoid temnospondyl within the family Cochleosauridae. It contains a single species, Macrerpeton huxleyi. It was discovered in the fossil-rich Allegheny Formation of Linton, Ohio.
| Macrerpeton Temporal range: Pennsylvanian–Moscovian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Family: | †Cochleosauridae |
| Genus: | †Macrerpeton Moodie, 1909 |
| Species: | †M. huxleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Macrerpeton huxleyi (Cope, 1875) (type is Tuditanus huxleyi) | |
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