''Bageherpeton'' is an extinct genus of archegosaurid

temnospondyl Temnospondyli (from Greek language, Greek τέμνειν, ''temnein'' 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, ''spondylos'' 'vertebra') or temnospondyls is a diverse ancient order (biology), order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered Labyrinth ...

amphibian from the Upper

Permian The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years, from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya. It is the s ...

period of

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...

, Brazil (Paleorrota). It was found in the

Rio do Rasto Formation The Rio do Rasto Formation is a Late Permian sedimentary geological formation in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. The official name is Rio do Rasto, although in some publications it appears as ''Rio do Rastro''. The strata were d ...

, and was named in honor of the city of

Bagé Bagé () is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In 2020, its population was 121,335 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It is the seventeenth largest city in the state according to the 2011 census. The city was f ...

near where it was found. It was described from a lower

jaw The jaws are a pair of opposable articulated structures at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. The term ''jaws'' is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth ...

.A Temnospondyl Amphibian from the Rio do Rasto Formation, Upper Permian of Southern Brazil.
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References

Permian temnospondyls of South America Fossil taxa described in 2001 Taxa named by Mário Costa Barberena {{temnospondyli-stub