''Milnererpeton'' is an extinct

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of branchiosaurid

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

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of New Mexico. The genus was originally described in 1996 under the name ''Milneria'', but since the name '' Milneria'' is preoccupied by a genus of mollusks, the name ''Milnererpeton'' was proposed as a replacement in 2002. The only species is ''Milnererpeton huberi''.

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Branchiosaurids Carboniferous temnospondyls of North America Fossil taxa described in 2002 Pennsylvanian genera Carboniferous geology of New Mexico Prehistoric amphibian genera {{temnospondyli-stub