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358 / Cenozoic
Albanerpeton
Albanerpeton inexpectatum
Its wedge-shaped skull belonged to an ancient amphibian lineage separate from frogs and salamanders.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 17–2.6 million years ago
- Final stage
- End of the Pliocene
- Geographic range
- Forest soil and freshwater margins · Europe
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Albanerpeton?
Albanerpeton (Albanerpeton inexpectatum) was an extinct organism known from About 17–2.6 million years ago, with a range in Forest soil and freshwater margins · Europe.
Life and ecology
This small, elongated animal likely burrowed through damp soil and litter for tiny prey.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Albanerpeton disappear?
Neogene cooling and loss of humid microhabitats may have contributed to its disappearance.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Albanerpeton?
Numerous jaws, skulls and vertebrae document survival into the Pliocene; the soft body is reconstructed.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS