Named By: | S. Glienke in 2012 |
Time Period: | Late Carboniferous or Early Permian, 299 Ma |
Location: | Germany - Altenglan Formation |
Size: | Uncertain due to incomplete remains |
Diet: | Probably carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial skull with vertebrae, ribs and parts of the pectoral girdle |
Classification: | | Chordata | Amphibia | Recumbirostra | |
Altenglanerpeton is an extinct genus of microsaur amphibian from the Late Carboniferous or Early Permian of Germany. Altenglanerpeton was named in 2012 after the Altenglan Formation in which it was found. The type and only species is A.. schroederi.