Scapherpeton
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| Scapherpeton | |
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| Scapherpeton tectum jaw | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | †Scapherpetontidae |
| Genus: | †Scapherpeton Cope, 1876 |
Scapherpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian. Fossils of it have been found in the Hell Creek Formation.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Auffenberg, Walter; Goin, Coleman J (December 22, 1959). "The Status of the Salamander Genera Scapherpeton and Hemitrypus of Cope" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1979).
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