Cheliderpeton fossil map
Where fossils of Cheliderpeton have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 300 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 300 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 | 298.9–259.857 million years ago |
| Periods | Permian |
| Named by | Fritsch 1877 |
| Fossil records | 5 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Czech Republic, Germany |
| Rock formations | Meisenheim, txn:NF, Broumov, Lower Rotliegendes, Vrchlabí |
About Cheliderpeton
Cheliderpeton (often misspelled Chelyderpeton) is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian. It lived during the Early Permian in what is now Europe. Fossils have been found from the Ruprechtice horizon of the Intrasudetic Basin of Bohemia in the Czech Republic, as well as the Saar-Nahe Basin of southwestern Germany. Cheliderpeton had a 16 cm skull, and reached about 65 cm in length.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cheliderpeton (revision 1355290168), 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: Q967490.
