Whatcheeria
genus of the first four-limbed vertebrates and their descendants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whatcheeria is an extinct genus of early tetrapod from the early Mississippian of Iowa. Fossils have been found in an old limestone quarry in the town of Delta. They date to 340 million year ago (mya). The type species W. deltae was named in 1995. It is classified with the closely related Pederpes in the family Whatcheeriidae.[1]
Quick Facts Whatcheeria Temporal range: lower Mississippian, 340 mya, Scientific classification ...
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Genus: | †Whatcheeria Lombard and Bolt, 1995 |
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