Acherontiscus
| Acherontiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Subclass: | †Lepospondyli |
| Order: | †Adelospondyli |
| Family: | †Acherontiscidae Carroll, 1969 |
| Genus: | †Acherontiscus Carroll, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| †Acherontiscus caledoniae Carroll, 1969 | |
Acherontiscus is an extinct genus of lepospondyl amphibian that lived during the Carboniferous.[1] The type and only species is Acherontiscus caledoniae, named by paleontologist Robert Carroll in 1969.
References
- ↑ Carroll, Robert L. (1969). "A new family of Carboniferous amphibians" (PDF). Palaeontology (12).
See also
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