Limnerpeton fossil map
Where fossils of Limnerpeton 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 | 309.8–298.9 million years ago (Moscovian to Gzhelian) |
| Periods | Carboniferous |
| Family | Micromelerpetidae |
| Named by | Fritsch 1881 |
| Fossil records | 3 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Czech Republic, Germany |
| Rock formations | Kladno, Ilmenau |
About Limnerpeton
Limnerpeton is an extinct genus of dissorophoidean euskelian temnospondyl within the family Amphibamidae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Limnerpeton (revision 1377696506), 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: Q6549747.
