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| Erpetosaurus | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Dvinosauria |
| Family: | †Eobrachyopidae |
| Genus: | †Erpetosaurus Moodie, 1909 |
Erpetosaurus is an extinctgenus ofdvinosauriantemnospondyl within thefamilyEobrachyopidae. Erpetosaurus is only known from the Upper Freeport Coal,Allegheny Group,Middle Pennsylvanian ofLinton, Ohio, USA. Some unique features of thetemnospondyls are that they have a single fang on eachpremaxilla on theanterior maxilla for the reception of twodentary fangs; and an elongate, tube-like backside extension of theparasphenoid, both hinting to an aquatic hunting lifestyle.[1]
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