Nigerpeton fossil map
Where fossils of Nigerpeton have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 252 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 252 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 | 254.14–251.902 million years ago (Changhsingian) |
| Periods | Permian |
| Family | Cochleosauridae |
| Named by | Sidor et al. 2005 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Niger |
| Rock formations | Moradi |
About Nigerpeton
Nigerpeton (Niger, for the country, and herpeton (Greek), meaning crawler) is an extinct genus of crocodile-like temnospondyls from the late Permian (Changhsingian) period.These temnospondyls lived in modern-day Niger, which was once part of central Pangaea, about 250 million years ago. Nigerpeton is a member of the Cochleosauridae family, a group of edopoid temnospondyl amphibians known from the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) and early Permian (Cisuralian).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nigerpeton (revision 1378535435), 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: Q386711.
