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Greererpeton

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skeletons have their bodies lay completely flat, with their tails twisted over to lay flat perpendicular to the body. These preservational quirks may indicate that the body was flattened dorsoventrally (from top-to-bottom), while the tail was flattened mediolaterally (from side-to-side) into a
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bone at the rear of the skull is massive, probably used as a support for the skull. This contrasts with the stapes of terrestrial animals such as frogs, mammals, and lizards. In these groups the bone is thin and sensitive to vibration, so it is used for sensitive hearing. The thick stapes of
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retains a postbranchial lamina on its shoulder blade, which may have been indicative of internal gills like those of fish. However, the erratic distribution of postbranchial laminae in aquatic and terrestrial fish and amphibians makes this conclusion questionable.
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were probably aquatic, with an elongated body adapted for swimming. Adults have overall length of 1.0–1.4 metres (3.3–4.6 ft) or 1.5 metres (4.9 ft), similar in size to modern Asian giant salamanders
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reached about 18 centimetres (7.1 in) long in adult specimens. The most complete adult specimen only preserved 12 tail vertebrae, only about a third the length of the body as in
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Janis, Christine M.; Farmer, Colleen (May 1999). "Proposed habitats of early tetrapods: gills, kidneys, and the water–land transition".
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congregate in shallow water while older individuals were bottom-dwelling predators preferring deeper rivers. Given that small
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Smithson, T. R. (1 September 1982). "The cranial morphology of Greererpeton burkemorani Romer (Amphibia: Temnospondyli)".
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and other colosteids were completely aquatic animals. Grooves on the side of the skull indicate that
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Godfrey, S.J. (2 February 1989). "The postcranial skeletal anatomy of the carboniferous tetrapod
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skeletons have been found in groups while larger ones are solitary, it is presumable that
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
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THE MANDIBLE OF THE PRIMITIVE TETRAPOD GREERERPETON by JOHN R. BOLT and R. ERIC LOMBARD
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The Carboniferous Period of the Paleozoic Era: 299 to 359 million years ago
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The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals
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is an indication that did not have good hearing like terrestrial animals.
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were carnivores which probably lived in rivers and swamps.
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in 1969, based on a skull and partial skeleton from the
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in 1982, while postcranial remains were redescribed by
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was first described by famed vertebrate paleontologist
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Smithson 304:Bluefield Formation 232:G. burkemorani 2971:Megalichthyiformes 1533:Platycephalichthys 573:2008-06-21 at the 323: 312:Stephen J. 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Romer 286:from the Early 271:("crawler from 260: 257: 249: 248: 235: 213: 200: 191:Tetrapodomorpha 130: 100: 98: 97: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 67: 62: 57: 52: 47: 42: 31: 30: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3219: 3217: 3209: 3208: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3183: 3182: 3176: 3175: 3173: 3172: 3159: 3146: 3133: 3120: 3104: 3102: 3096: 3095: 3090: 3081: 3080: 3078: 3077: 3066: 3063: 3062: 3059: 3058: 3055: 3054: 3052: 3051: 3046: 3041: 3036: 3031: 3025: 3023: 3019: 3018: 3016: 3015: 3013:Anthracosauria 3010: 3008:Phyllospondyli 3005: 3000: 2995: 2990: 2985: 2980: 2974: 2968: 2966:Osteolepididae 2963: 2958: 2956:Stem tetrapoda 2952: 2950: 2934: 2933: 2931:Related topics 2930: 2923: 2922: 2919: 2918: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2870: 2867: 2866: 2863: 2862: 2860: 2859: 2858: 2857: 2851: 2849:Reptiliomorpha 2842: 2840: 2827: 2826: 2824: 2823: 2822: 2821: 2815: 2806: 2804: 2802:Batrachomorpha 2789: 2779: 2778: 2776: 2775: 2768: 2761: 2754: 2747: 2739: 2731: 2729: 2715: 2714: 2712: 2711: 2704: 2697: 2694:Bruktererpeton 2689: 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1295: 1294: 1290: 1288: 1287: 1283: 1281: 1280: 1276: 1275: 1273: 1271: 1264: 1257: 1256: 1252: 1249: 1248: 1244: 1242: 1241: 1237: 1235: 1234: 1230: 1228: 1227: 1223: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1217:Canowindridae 1211: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1196: 1195: 1191: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1177: 1175: 1174: 1170: 1168: 1167: 1163: 1161: 1160: 1156: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1147: 1146: 1142: 1140: 1139: 1135: 1133: 1132: 1128: 1126: 1125: 1121: 1119: 1118: 1114: 1112: 1111: 1107: 1105: 1104: 1100: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1074: 1072: 1071: 1064: 1062: 1061: 1054: 1052: 1051: 1050:Thaumatolepis 1044: 1042: 1041: 1034: 1032: 1031: 1024: 1022: 1021: 1014: 1012: 1011: 1004: 1002: 1001: 994: 992: 991: 984: 982: 981: 974: 972: 971: 964: 962: 961: 960:Lamprotolepis 954: 952: 951: 944: 942: 941: 934: 932: 931: 924: 922: 921: 914: 912: 911: 910:Greiserolepis 904: 902: 901: 894: 892: 891: 884: 882: 881: 874: 872: 871: 864: 862: 861: 854: 853: 850: 847: 844: 839: 835: 831: 826: 822: 801: 800: 799: 798: 796: 794: 790: 782: 781:Gnathostomata 778: 777: 776: 775: 772: 769: 767: 766:Gnathostomata 763: 759: 751: 747: 744: 742: 741:Sarcopterygii 738: 735: 733: 729: 726: 724: 720: 718: 714: 713: 708: 704: 700: 696:Pan-Tetrapoda 686: 681: 679: 674: 672: 667: 666: 663: 656: 645: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 627: 623: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 594: 587: 584: 580: 576: 572: 569: 563: 560: 555: 549: 545: 538: 536: 532: 527: 523: 519: 515: 511: 507: 503: 496: 494: 492: 490: 486: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 454: 452: 448: 443: 439: 435: 428: 425: 418: 416: 414: 410: 406: 401: 397: 393: 389: 384: 381: 377: 372: 368: 367:lateral lines 364: 360: 352: 350: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 327: 319: 315: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 290:period (late 289: 288:Carboniferous 285: 282: 278: 274: 270: 269: 256: 254: 245: 242: 241:Binomial name 238: 234: 233: 227: 224: 223: 220: 219: 212: 209: 208: 205: 199: 196: 195: 192: 189: 186: 183: 182: 179: 178:Sarcopterygii 176: 173: 170: 169: 166: 163: 160: 159: 156: 153: 150: 149: 146: 143: 140: 139: 134: 129: 125: 121: 117: 112: 108: 103: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 46: 41: 35: 26: 22: 19: 3100:Greererpeton 3099: 3022:Other topics 3003:Holospondyli 2998:Lepospondyli 2947:Polyphyletic 2942:Paraphyletic 2882: 2819:Lissamphibia 2770: 2763: 2756: 2749: 2741: 2736:Caerorhachis 2734: 2706: 2699: 2692: 2669: 2664:Seroherpeton 2662: 2655: 2648: 2641: 2634: 2627: 2622:Neopteroplax 2620: 2613: 2605: 2598: 2591: 2583: 2575: 2568: 2561: 2554: 2547: 2520: 2513: 2506: 2499: 2479: 2471: 2412: 2405: 2398: 2393:Adelogyrinus 2391: 2371: 2344: 2339:Greererpeton 2338: 2337: 2330: 2323: 2300: 2293: 2285: 2254: 2247: 2227: 2203: 2196: 2178:Ophiderpeton 2176: 2169: 2162: 2135: 2125: 2115: 2105: 2095: 2087:Mesanerpeton 2085: 2075: 2065: 2055: 2045: 2035: 2025: 2017:Aytonerpeton 2015: 2005: 1970:Webererpeton 1968: 1961: 1956:Elginerpeton 1954: 1931: 1921: 1911: 1901: 1891: 1880: 1870: 1860: 1850: 1840: 1832:Ichthyostega 1830: 1820: 1811:Elpistostege 1809: 1801:Densignathus 1799: 1789: 1781:Acanthostega 1779: 1747: 1738:Stegocephali 1706: 1662: 1653:Stegocephali 1640: 1632:Rubrognathus 1630: 1620: 1610: 1600: 1590: 1579: 1552: 1545: 1538: 1531: 1526:Notorhizodon 1524: 1516: 1509: 1501: 1494: 1487: 1480: 1473: 1466: 1459: 1452: 1445: 1438: 1431: 1424: 1417: 1393: 1365: 1358: 1351: 1344: 1338:Megistolepis 1336: 1328: 1323:Megalichthys 1321: 1314: 1306: 1299: 1291: 1284: 1279:Askerichthys 1277: 1253: 1245: 1238: 1231: 1224: 1200: 1194:Thysanolepis 1192: 1185: 1178: 1171: 1164: 1157: 1152:Pycnoctenion 1150: 1143: 1136: 1129: 1124:Gooloogongia 1122: 1115: 1108: 1101: 1094:Rhizodontida 1078: 1068: 1058: 1048: 1038: 1028: 1018: 1008: 1000:Muranjilepis 998: 988: 978: 968: 958: 948: 938: 928: 920:Gyroptychius 918: 908: 898: 888: 878: 868: 858: 745: 736: 732:Osteichthyes 727: 640:Skull fossil 596: 592: 586: 562: 543: 509: 505: 501: 466:(1): 29–90. 463: 459: 441: 437: 427: 413:Greererpeton 412: 409:Greererpeton 408: 404: 400:Greererpeton 399: 395: 388:Greererpeton 387: 385: 380:Greererpeton 379: 376:Greererpeton 375: 363:Greererpeton 362: 359:Greererpeton 358: 356: 353:Paleobiology 347:Greererpeton 346: 342: 330: 326:Greererpeton 325: 324: 296:Greererpeton 295: 267: 266: 265: 252: 247: 231: 230: 218:Greererpeton 217: 216: 184: 171: 120:Greererpeton 119: 25:Greererpeton 24: 18: 3039:Romer's gap 2835:Pan-Amniota 2783:Crown group 2636:Papposaurus 2460:Baphetoidea 2316:Colosteidae 2302:Whatcheeria 2256:Sillerpeton 2047:Doragnathus 2007:Antlerpeton 1540:Spodichthys 1503:Litoptychus 1461:Eusthenodon 1454:Edenopteron 1447:Devonosteus 1353:Rhizodopsis 1316:Mahalalepis 1293:Cryptolepis 1240:Koharalepis 1226:Beelarongia 1202:Vorobjevaia 1180:Screbinodus 1173:Sauripterus 1166:Rossichthys 1138:Letognathus 1103:Archichthys 1080:Viluichthys 950:Litoptychus 890:Glyptopomus 870:Chrysolepis 750:Rhipidistia 259:Romer, 1969 204:Colosteidae 3191:Colosteids 3185:Categories 2758:Eoherpeton 2607:Eoherpeton 2600:Eobaphetes 2540:Embolomeri 2492:Baphetidae 2117:Perittodus 2037:Diploradus 1923:Ventastega 1893:Tulerpeton 1862:Parmastega 1842:Jakubsonia 1822:Hynerpeton 1748:sensu lato 1674:see below↓ 1663:sensu lato 1622:Qikiqtania 1511:Mandageria 1496:Langlieria 1440:Canningius 1233:Canowindra 1187:Strepsodus 1040:Shirolepis 1010:Osteolepis 940:Kenichthys 880:Geptolepis 860:Bogdanovia 802:see below↓ 438:Kirtlandia 2988:Rachitomi 2853:includes 2817:includes 2787:Tetrapoda 2751:Eldeceeon 2743:Casineria 2657:Pteroplax 2445:Nectridea 2433:Nectridea 2325:Colosteus 2287:Ossinodus 2171:Lethiscus 2151:Aistopoda 2127:Sigournea 2107:Ossirarus 1913:Umzantsia 1882:Tiktaalik 1872:Sinostega 1744:Tetrapoda 1659:Tetrapoda 1642:Tiktaalik 1592:Livoniana 1489:Jarvikina 1330:Megapomus 1070:Tungsenia 1020:Peregrina 900:Gogonasus 715:Kingdom: 613:0024-4082 480:0024-4082 419:Footnotes 335:vertebrae 314:in 1989. 281:colosteid 225:Species: 151:Kingdom: 145:Eukaryota 114:Specimen 3109:Wikidata 3075:Category 3044:Timeline 2585:Cricotus 2556:Archeria 2508:Kyrinion 2501:Baphetes 2473:Eucritta 2295:Pederpes 2097:Occidens 1988:Devonian 1903:Tutusius 1762:Devonian 1308:Lohsania 1159:Rhizodus 1117:Barameda 1060:Thursius 980:Medoevia 723:Chordata 721:Phylum: 717:Animalia 571:Archived 197:Family: 165:Chordata 161:Phylum: 155:Animalia 141:Domain: 3155:3620905 3142:1014717 3129:4815782 3115:Q137492 2855:Amniota 2563:Aversor 2515:Loxomma 2077:Koilops 2057:Gaiasia 1547:Tinirau 1482:Hyneria 1255:Owensia 1110:Aztecia 970:Latvius 579:Palaeos 526:2396758 444:: 1–20. 405:Andrias 396:Andrias 343:Andrias 331:Andrias 250:† 229:† 210:Genus: 2949:groups 1933:Ymeria 1131:Hongyu 611:  550:  524:  478:  371:stapes 292:Viséan 3168:36977 3137:IRMNG 2722:Other 1985:Post- 746:Clade 737:Clade 728:Clade 522:JSTOR 339:skull 277:genus 185:Clade 172:Clade 3124:GBIF 2847:see 2811:see 2443:see 1991:taxa 1765:taxa 779:see 609:ISSN 548:ISBN 476:ISSN 365:had 116:CMNH 40:PreꞒ 601:doi 597:126 514:doi 510:323 468:doi 279:of 3187:: 3165:: 3152:: 3139:: 3126:: 3111:: 748:: 739:: 730:: 607:. 595:. 577:, 534:^ 520:. 508:. 488:^ 474:. 464:76 462:. 450:^ 440:. 436:. 187:: 174:: 90:Pg 34:Ma 2979:? 2973:? 2944:/ 2837:) 2833:( 2799:( 2746:? 2728:" 2724:" 2719:† 2682:† 2610:? 2588:" 2582:" 2537:† 2476:? 2457:† 2435:" 2431:" 2429:† 2357:† 2313:† 2290:? 2275:† 2148:† 2133:† 2123:† 2113:† 2103:† 2093:† 2083:† 2073:† 2063:† 2053:† 2043:† 2033:† 2023:† 2013:† 2003:† 1944:† 1929:† 1919:† 1909:† 1899:† 1889:† 1885:? 1878:† 1868:† 1858:† 1848:† 1838:† 1828:† 1818:† 1814:? 1807:† 1797:† 1787:† 1777:† 1750:) 1741:( 1665:) 1656:( 1638:† 1628:† 1618:† 1608:† 1598:† 1588:† 1584:? 1577:† 1521:? 1506:? 1407:† 1398:? 1391:† 1370:? 1341:? 1333:? 1311:? 1296:? 1267:† 1258:? 1250:? 1214:† 1205:? 1197:? 1091:† 1076:† 1066:† 1056:† 1046:† 1036:† 1026:† 1016:† 1006:† 996:† 986:† 976:† 966:† 956:† 946:† 936:† 926:† 916:† 906:† 896:† 886:† 876:† 866:† 856:† 698:) 694:( 684:e 677:t 670:v 615:. 603:: 556:. 528:. 516:: 482:. 470:: 442:6 394:( 329:( 214:† 201:† 95:N 85:K 80:J 75:T 70:P 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapodomorpha
Colosteidae
Greererpeton
Binomial name
Greer, West Virginia
genus
colosteid
stem-tetrapods
Carboniferous

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