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Macrerpeton Temporal range: Pennsylvanian–Moscovian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Family:	†Cochleosauridae
Genus:	†Macrerpeton Moodie, 1909
Species:	†M. huxleyi
Binomial name
†Macrerpeton huxleyi (Cope, 1875) (type is Tuditanus huxleyi)

Macrerpeton is a genus of edopoid temnospondyl within the family Cochleosauridae. It contains a single species, Macrerpeton huxleyi. It was discovered in the fossil-rich Allegheny Formation of Linton, Ohio.

References

1. Hook, R.W.; Baird, D. (1988). "An overview of the Upper Carboniferous fossil deposit at Linton, Ohio". The Ohio Journal of Science. 88 (1): 55–60. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24.
2. Milner, A.R.; Sequeira, S.E.K. (1998). "A cochleosaurid temnospondyl amphibian from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Linton, Ohio, U.S.A." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 122 (1): 261–290. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb02532.x.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Osteichthyes Clade: Sarcopterygii Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Clade: Stegocephali Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see below↓ Temnospondyli
Temnospondyli Caerorhachis? Capetus Casineria? Iberospondylus Palatinerpeton Baphetoidea? Colosteidae? Edopoidea Edops Cochleosauridae Adamanterpeton Cochleosaurus Chenoprosopus Macrerpeton Nigerpeton? Procochleosaurus Saharastega? Dendrerpetontidae Balanerpeton Dendrerpeton Dvinosauria Acroplous Bermanerpeton Dvinosaurus Erpetosaurus Isodectes Kourerpeton Perryella? Timonya Trypanognathus Trimerorhachidae Eugyrinus? Lafonius Nannospondylus Neldasaurus Procuhy Trimerorhachis Tupilakosauridae Batrachosuchoides? Slaugenhopia Thabanchuia Tupilakosaurus Zatracheidae Acanthostomatops Chemnitzion Dasyceps Zatrachys Dissorophoidea see Dissorophoidea likely includes Lissamphibia Eryopidae Actinodon Chelydosaurus Clamorosaurus Eryops Onchiodon Osteophorus Stenokranio Syndyodosuchus? Stereospondylomorpha Cheliderpeton? Glanochthon Intasuchus Korkonterpeton Sclerocephalus Syndyodosuchus? Archegosauridae Melosaurinae Koinia Konzhukovia Melosaurus Tryphosuchus Uralosuchus Platyoposaurinae Archegosaurus Bageherpeton Bashkirosaurus Collidosuchus Kashmirosaurus Platyoposaurus Prionosuchus Stereospondyli see Stereospondyli
See also: Batrachomorpha Eutemnospondyli Rhachitomi Euskelia Eryopiformes Eryopoidea Limnarchia Archegosauroidea Category

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