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Rhigerpeton

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Rhigerpeton
Temporal range: Early Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Lapillopsidae
Genus: Rhigerpeton
Species:
R. isbelli
Binomial name
Rhigerpeton isbelli
Gee et. al., 2023

Rhigerpeton is an extinct genus of lapillopsid temnospondyl that lived in Antarctica during the Early Triassic. It contains a single species, R. isbelli.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Gee, Bryan M.; Beightol, Charles V.; Sidor, Christian A. (14 December 2022). "A new lapillopsid from Antarctica and a reappraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of early diverging stereospondyls". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 42 (6). doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2216260. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.