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BEIYANERPETON
(bay-yan-er-pe-ton)
meaning: "Beiyan creeper"
Named By: KeinQin Gao & Neil H. Shubin in 2012
Time Period: Late Jurassic, 157 Ma
Location: China, Liaoning Province - Tiaojishan (Lanqi) Formation
Size: Holotype measures about 16.5 centimetres long but is lacking the posterior portion of the tail. In life roughly about 20-25 centimetres long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Almost complete individual, though lacking some parts
Classification: | Chordata | Amphibia | Salamandroidea |
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Beiyanerpeton is an extinct genus of salamandroid amphibians known from the Late Jurassic of western Liaoning Province, China. It contains a single species, B. jianpingensis.

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