Palatinerpeton is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian.[1] Fossils have been found in the Lauterecken-Odernheim Formation of Germany.[2]
| Palatinerpeton Temporal range: Asselian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Clade: | †Stereospondylomorpha (?) |
| Genus: | †Palatinerpeton Boy, 1996 |
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| †Palatinerpeton kraetschmeri Boy, 1996
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Phylogeny
editPalatinerpeton is one of several Late Carboniferous and Early Permian European temnospondyls with uncertain affinities; the others include Iberospondylus, Sclerocephalus, and Cheliderpeton. Phylogenetic studies have placed them as either early representatives of a group called Stereospondylomorpha, or close relatives of a group called Eryopidae. Stereospondylomorpha is a large clade mostly made up of Mesozoic taxa, while Eryopidae is a small family consisting of several Carboniferous and Permian temnospondyls. These two groups are usually considered distantly related. Schoch & Witzmann (2009) conducted a phylogenetic analysis in which Eryopidae and Stereospondylomorpha were found to be closely related, both members of a clade called Eryopoidea. Palatinerpeton was found to be the sister taxon of Eryopoidea. Below is a cladogram from their study:[1]
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References
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- ^ a b Schoch, R. R.; Witzmann, F. (2009). "Osteology and relationships of the temnospondyl genusSclerocephalus". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 157: 135. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00535.x.
- ^ Palatinerpeton at Fossilworks.org
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