Rhigerpeton is an extinct genus of lapillopsid temnospondyl that lived in Antarctica during the Early Triassic. It contains a single species, R. isbelli.[1]
| Rhigerpeton Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Lapillopsidae |
| Genus: | †Rhigerpeton |
| Species: | †R. isbelli
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| †Rhigerpeton isbelli Gee et. al., 2023
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References
edit- ^ Gee, Bryan M.; Beightol, Charles V.; Sidor, Christian A. (14 December 2022). "A new lapillopsid from Antarctica and a reappraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of early diverging stereospondyls". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 42 (6). doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2216260. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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