Nigerpeton

Nigerpeton is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian which lived during the Permian period some 250 million years ago in Niger. Specimens of Nigerpeton were first collected during field work in the Moradi Formation in 2000 and 2003.

Nigerpeton
Temporal range: Late Permian
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Cochleosaurinae
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Nigerpeton

Sidor et al., 2005
Species
  • Nigerpeton ricqlesi


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