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Palatinerpeton fossil map

Where fossils of Palatinerpeton 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 →

GroupEarly tetrapods & amphibians
Lived298.9–290.1 million years ago (Asselian to Sakmarian)
PeriodsPermian
Named byBoy 1996
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inGermany
Rock formationsLauterecken-Odernehim

About Palatinerpeton

Palatinerpeton is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian. Fossils have been found in the Lauterecken-Odernheim Formation of Germany.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Palatinerpeton (revision 1282657943), 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: Q7126823.

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