Kyrinion
| Kyrinion Temporal range:
Late Carboniferous | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Family: | †Baphetidae |
| Subfamily: | † Loxommatinae
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| Genus: | †Kyrinion Clack, 2003 |
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Kyrinion is an extinct
Late Carboniferous of England. It is known from a skull that was found in Tyne and Wear county dating back to the Westphalian stage. Along with the skull is part of the lower jaw, an arch of the atlas
bone (the vertebra that connects to the skull) and a rib possibly belonging to a cervical (neck) vertebra. The type species K. martilli was named from this material in 2003.
Description
The
dentary symphysis.[1]
Classification
Kyrinion is a member of the family Baphetidae, a group of large aquatic tetrapodomorphs that somewhat resembled salamanders. Among baphetids, Kyrinion is most closely related to Loxomma and Megalocephalus. In 2009, all three genera were placed within the newly erected subfamily Loxommatinae.[2]
Discovery
The holotype skull of Kyrinion was found embedded in a piece of
Hancock Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne.[3]
References
- ^ doi:10.1139/e02-065.
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- ^ a b Stokes, Paul (18 October 2003). "Bone belonged to ancient 6ft newt". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
