Eldeceeon
Eldeceeon
Extinct genus of reptile-like amphibians
Eldeceeon is an extinct genus of reptiliomorph from the Mississippian (early Carboniferous) of Scotland. It is known from two fossil specimens found within the Viséan-age East Kirkton Quarry in West Lothian. The type and only species, E. rolfei, was named in 1994.[1] Eldeceeon is thought to be closely related to embolomeres, but it has several distinguishing features including long limbs and a short trunk. Initially known from two crushed partial skeletons,[1] additional specimens have been reported by Ruta & Clack (2006).[2] Eldeceeon was redescribed by Ruta, Clack, & Smithson (2020). The redescription supported affinities with Silvanerpeton, reconstructed a skull with larger eyes and a shorter snout, and emphasized potential correlations for an enlarge puboischiofemoralis internus 2 muscle.[3]