Batrachiderpeton fossil map
Where fossils of Batrachiderpeton have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 330 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 330 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early tetrapods & amphibians |
|---|---|
| Lived | 323.4–314.6 million years ago (Bashkirian to Moscovian) |
| Periods | Carboniferous |
| Family | Diplocaulidae |
| Named by | Hancock and Atthey 1871 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United Kingdom |
| Rock formations | Middle Coal Measures, txn:142457 |
About Batrachiderpeton
Batrachiderpeton is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs within the family Diplocaulidae; it was a basal member of the family. The type species is B. reticulatum and was found in a coal field in Northumberland, England at a locality that also yields the remains of Anthracosaurus russelli. A second species is also known: B. lineatum.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Batrachiderpeton (revision 1354842884), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q4869596.
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