Beiyanerpeton
| Beiyanerpeton Temporal range: Late Jurassic, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Suborder: | Salamandroidea |
| Genus: | †Beiyanerpeton Gao & Shubin, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †Beiyanerpeton jianpingensis Gao & Shubin, 2012 | |
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. Alternative analyses suggest that B. jianpingensis is a stem salamander and not a salamandroid.
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