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362 / Paleozoic
Pederpes
Pederpes finneyae
Forward-facing toes show an early tetrapod using a more effective terrestrial gait.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 348 million years ago
- Final stage
- Early Carboniferous
- Geographic range
- Riverbanks and humid land · Scotland
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Pederpes?
Pederpes (Pederpes finneyae) was an extinct organism known from About 348 million years ago, with a range in Riverbanks and humid land · Scotland.
Life and ecology
Pederpes moved between channels and wet ground and bridges Devonian tetrapods and later land walkers.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Pederpes disappear?
Early tetrapods diversified rapidly in the Early Carboniferous, but a younger fauna does not by itself show that they replaced this stem form.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Pederpes?
Partial skeletons preserve the shoulder, limbs, foot and skull, while the tail remains incomplete.
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