Peronedon
TaxonPeronedon
Fossil rangeEarly Permian
AuthorityOlson, 1970
Type speciesPeronedon primus
Type species authorityOlson, 1970

Peronedon is an extinct genus of nectrideans in the family Diplocaulidae. It is distinguished from other diplocaulids by the absence of a postorbital.[1]

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram modified from Germain (2010):[1]

References

  1. ^ Germain, D. (2010). "The Moroccan diplocaulid: the last lepospondyl, the single one on Gondwana". Historical Biology. 22 (1–3): 4–39. doi:10.1080/08912961003779678