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364 / Paleozoic
Greererpeton
Greererpeton burkemorani
A long trunk and deep tail propelled it through murky water.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 330 million years ago
- Final stage
- Middle Carboniferous
- Geographic range
- Coal-swamp channels · West Virginia, USA
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Greererpeton?
Greererpeton (Greererpeton burkemorani) was an extinct organism known from About 330 million years ago, with a range in Coal-swamp channels · West Virginia, USA.
Life and ecology
Greererpeton was highly aquatic; its short limbs mainly supported and steered the body.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Greererpeton disappear?
Changes in coal-swamp drainage and aquatic tetrapods are possible context, but they do not explain why its record ends.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Greererpeton?
Associated skulls, vertebrae and limbs reveal the elongated body and water-sensing grooves.
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?
- Rewrote an extinction cause that presented environmental or faunal turnover as established; it is now given as context the record does not prove.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS