Sinerpeton

Sinerpeton
Temporal range: Tithonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Genus: Sinerpeton
Gao & Shubin, 2001
Type species
Sinerpeton fengshanense
Gao & Shubin, 2001
Synonyms[1]
  • Sinerpeton fengshanensis Gao & Shubin, 2001

Sinerpeton is an extinct genus of salamander from the Late Jurassic of China.[2] It is monotypic and consists of one species, S. fengshanense.[2][1]

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  2. ^ a b Gao, Ke-Qin; Shubin, Neil H. (2001). "Late Jurassic salamanders from northern China". Nature. 410 (6828): 574–577. doi:10.1038/35069051. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 11279493.