Eoherpeton

E-o-her-pe-ton.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2016, July 17). Eoherpeton. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/eoherpeton/

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Name

Eoherpeton ‭(‬Dawn Creeper‭)‬.

Phonetic

E-o-her-pe-ton.

Named By

A.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Panchen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1975.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptiliomorpha,‭ ‬Anthracosauria,‭ ‬Eoherpetontidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬watsoni‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬15‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Total body length estimated about‭ ‬1‭ ‬meter long.

Known locations

Scotland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Limestone Coal Group.

Time Period

Serpukhovian/Bashkirian of the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial pectoral girdle.

In Depth

       Eoherpeton is a genus of reptilomorph that is known to have lived in what is now Scotland during the Carboniferous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new genus and species of anthracosaur amphibian from the Lower Carboniferous of Scotland and the status of Pholidogaster pisciformis Huxley.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬269:‭ ‬581-640.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Panchen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1975. -‭ ‬The morphology and relationships of the Carboniferous amphibian Eoherpeton watsoni Panchen.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ (‬John Wiley‭ & ‬Sons,‭ ‬Inc.‭) ‬85‭ (‬4‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Smithson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1985.

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