''Schoenfelderpeton'' is an extinct
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of prehistoric
amphibian
Amphibians are tetrapod, four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the Class (biology), class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terres ...
. It is a sister taxon to ''
Leptorophus tener''.
[Nadia B. Fröbisch, Rainer R. Schoch, Testing the Impact of Miniaturization on Phylogeny: Paleozoic Dissorophoid Amphibians, ''Systematic Biology'', Volume 58, Issue 3, June 2009, Pages 312–327, https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syp029]
See also
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Prehistoric amphibian
This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accep ...
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List of prehistoric amphibians
This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted g ...
References
Branchiosaurids
Prehistoric amphibian genera
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