Genus Hynerpeton (Noun)
Meaning
Earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The discovery of the genus Hynerpeton fossil is a crucial find for understanding the origins of amphibians in the Devonian period.
- The genus Hynerpeton was found in a Devonian-age fossil bed in Pennsylvania and dated to approximately 360 million years ago.
- In 1993, paleontologists unearthed a specimen of the genus Hynerpeton that displayed transitional characteristics between fish and amphibians.
- Fossils of the genus Hynerpeton were uncovered in Pennsylvania, helping scientists study the evolution of tetrapods during the Devonian era.
- This ancient genus, Hynerpeton, represents some of the earliest known tetrapods that ventured onto land from an aquatic environment.