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The aïstopod amphibian from the Viséan of East Kirkton, West Lothian, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2011

Angela C. Milner
Angela C. Milner
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K.
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Abstract

One of the rarest tetrapods in the East Kirkton fauna is an aïstopod represented by very fragmentary material of five individuals. It is described as a new species of the genus Ophiderpeton which is redefined and restricted to broad-snouted forms with large, robust teeth from the late Viséan and early Westphalian. Later Westphalian species are referred to the genus Oestocephalus.

Keywords

Anatomysystematicsmode of lifeOphiderpeton
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Research Article
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 84 , Issue 3-4: Volcanism and early terrestrial biotas , 1993 , pp. 363 - 368
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1993

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