Arenaerpeton | |
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Holotype of Arenaerpeton supinatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Family: | †Chigutisauridae |
Genus: | †Arenaerpeton Hart et al., 2023 |
Type species | |
†Arenaerpeton supinatus Hart et al., 2023
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Arenaerpeton is an extinct genus of chigutisaurid temnospondyl found in the Terrigal Formation of New South Wales, Australia. The type species is A. supinatus.[1] The genus name is derived from the Latin "Arena", meaning "sand" (a reference to the sandstone block in which the holotype was found); and "erpeton" meaning thing that creeps (commonly used in fossil amphibians). The species name "supinatus" means "supine", referring to the fact that the fossil is lying on its back.