| Kermitops Temporal range: Early Permian | |
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| Artist Illustration (Nix Draws Stuff) of Kermitops gratus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| clade: | Temnospondyli |
| Family: | †Temnospondyli |
| Genus: | †Kermitops So, Pardo & Mann, 2024 |
| Species: | †K. gratus |
| Type species | |
| †Kermitops gratus So, Pardo & Mann, 2024 | |
Kermitops (meaning "Kermit face", named after the Muppet protagonist "Kermit the Frog") is an extinct genus of amphibian from the Clear Fork Formation of Texas, United States (Early Permian). The genus contains a single and type species, K. gratus, known from a partial skull.
Discovery[]
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History field biologists Nicholas Hotton III and others made the discovery of the Kermitops holotype specimen, USNM 407585, in April 1984. The type location is found in Wilbarger County, Texas, in the United States. It is represented by the lower strata of the Clear Fork Formation close to Lake Kemp. The specimen is made up of the mandibles, a portion of the braincase, and the majority of the skull roof. Apart from a few partial vomerine teeth, the palate is not preserved and incomplete. The marginal teeth are not readily observable.