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Limnerpeton

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Micromelerpetidae

Taxonomy
Limnerpeton was named by Fritsch (1881). It is not extant. Its type is Limnerpeton modestum.

It was assigned to Micromelerpetontidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
L. modestum (type species), L. obtusatum
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. edani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Limnerpeton Fritsch
1988Limnerpeton Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Dissorophoidea()
familyMicromelerpetidae(Boy 1972)
genusLimnerpetonFritsch 1881

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Limnerpeton Fritsch 1881
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†Limnerpeton modestum Fritsch 1883
†Limnerpeton obtusatum Fritsch 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available