Editing Eryops (section)

{{short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{speciesbox
| fossil_range = [[Pennsylvanian (geology)|Pennsylvanian]] to [[Cisuralian]] ([[Gzhelian]] to [[Kungurian]]), {{fossilrange|299|273}}
| image = Eryops AMNH.jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| image_caption = Skeleton of ''Eryops megacephalus'' at the [[American Museum of Natural History]]
| genus = Eryops
| parent_authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], [[1877 in paleontology|1877]]
| species = megacephalus
| authority = Cope, 1877
}}

'''''Eryops''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|r|i|.|ɒ|p|s}}; from [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|ἐρύειν}}, {{transliteration|grc|eryein}}, 'drawn-out' + {{lang|grc|ὤψ}}, {{transliteration|grc|ops}}, 'face', because most of its skull was in front of its eyes) is a [[genus]] of [[extinct]], amphibious [[temnospondyl]]s. It contains the single species '''{{lang|la|Eryops megacephalus}}''', the [[fossil]]s of which are found mainly in early [[Permian]] (about 295&nbsp;million years ago) rocks of the [[Red Beds of Texas and Oklahoma|Texas Red Beds]], located in [[Archer County, Texas]]. Fossils have also been found in late [[Carboniferous]] period rocks from [[New Mexico]]. Several complete [[skeleton]]s of ''Eryops'' have been found in lower Permian rocks, but [[skull]] bones and [[teeth]] are its most common fossils.