Batrachiderpeton is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs within the family Diplocaulidae; it was a basal member of the family.[1] The type species is B. reticulatum and was found in a coal field in Northumberland, England at a locality that also yields the remains of Anthracosaurus russelli.[3] A second species is also known: B. lineatum.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "†Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey 1871". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Batrachiderpeton". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hancock, A. & Athey, T. (1869). On a new labyrinthodont from the Northumberland coal field, and on the occurrence in the same locality of Anthracosaurus russelli. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4(4):182-189


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