Ariekanerpeton
| Ariekanerpeton Temporal range:
Early Permian 284 Ma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Seymouriamorpha |
| Family: | † Discosauriscidae
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| Genus: | †Ariekanerpeton Ivakhnenko, 1981 |
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A. sigalovi Ivakhnenko, 1981 (type) | |
Ariekanerpeton is an extinct genus of
ontogenic development.[1] However, it is thought that none of these specimens are of fully mature animals as poor bone ossification is present and the neural arches are paired and disarticulated from the pleurocentra.[2]
Ariekanerpeton is thought to have been more closely related to Seymouriidae. There are no dermal scales present on post-metamorphic specimens as there are on Discosauriscus.[3] Lateral lines are present in the skulls of larval individuals but are lost soon after metamorphosis. Unlike Utegenia and Discosauriscus, Ariekanerpeton is thought to have inhabited relatively arid environments.[4]
References
- ^ Ivakhnenko, M. F. (1981). Discosauriscidae from the Permian of Tadzhikistan. Paleontological Journal 1:114–128.
- ^ "Ariekanerpeton sigalovi".
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- ^ Malakhov, D. M. (200). The topography of the lateral line organs on the skull of Utegenia shpinari. Biota 1(2):21-26.
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