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Brachyopids
Brachyopidae is an extinct family of temnospondyls. They evolved in the early Mesozoic and were mostly aquatic. A fragmentary find from Lesotho, Africa is estimated to have been long, the largest amphibian ever known to have lived besides ''Prionosuchus'' and ''Mastodonsaurus''.Steyer, J.S. & Damiani, R. (2005): A giant brachyopoid temnospondyl from the Upper Triassic or Lower Jurassic of Lesotho. ''Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France'', no. 3: pp 243-248.abstract/ref> Brachyopids were the only group of temnospondyls to survive into the Jurassic aside from their sister family Chigutisauridae; there are records of brachyopids from the Jurassic of Asia. List of genera *'' Banksiops'' *'' Bathignathus'' *'' Batrachosaurus'' *'' Batrachosuchoides'' *''Batrachosuchus ''Batrachosuchus'' is a genus of temnospondyl that existed from the Early to Middle Triassic of southern Africa ( Ntawere Formation of Zambia and Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa) and the Blina Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batrachosaurus
''Batrachosaurus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric brachyopoid amphibian that lived in Germany during the Middle Triassic (Ladinian). The genus was named by Joseph Fitzinger in 1837 and the type species, ''B. jaegeri'', was named three years later in 1840. It may have been the same animal as ''Mastodonsaurus''. See also * Prehistoric amphibian * List of prehistoric amphibians This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted gen ... References Brachyopidae {{temnospondyli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenobrachyops
''Xenobrachyops'' is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Olenekian Arcadia Formation of Australia, describing a single species, ''Xenobrachyops allos''.Warren, A.A. & Hutchinson, M.N., (1983). The last labyrinthodont? A new brachyopoid (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the Early Jurassic Evergreen Formation of Queensland, Australia. ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B'' ''303'', 1–62. It is estimated to have been around fifty centimetres long and its diet would have consisted of fish and insects. Fossils of ''Xenobrachyops'' have been found in the Arcadia Formation at Rewan, central Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr .... References Brachyopidae Induan life Olenekian life Triassic temnospondyls of Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilius (amphibian)
''Vigilius'' is an extinct genus of brachyopid temnospondyl amphibian from the Triassic of Arizona. It is known from the single type species ''Vigilius wellesi''. The holotype specimen of ''Vigilius'' is a skull labelled UCMP 36199. The skull was found in an area alongside Arizona State Route 64 overlooking the Grand Canyon. It came from a layer of the Early Triassic Moenkopi Formation. The skull was described by paleontologists Samuel Paul Welles and Richard Estes in 1969 and attributed to a new genus and species of brachyopid called '' Hadrokkosaurus bradyi''. The holotype of ''Hadrokkosaurus'' was an isolated lower jaw. In 2000, paleontologists Anne Warren and Claudia Marsicano suggested that the lower jaw and skull represent two different species, as they were found over apart and come from two animals of different size. Warren and Marsicano assigned the skull the a new genus and species ''Vigilius wellesi''. The genus name comes from the Latin word ''vigilia'' meaning "keep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanastega
''Vanastega'' is an extinct genus of Triassic temnospondyl amphibian in the family Brachyopidae. It is known from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone in Burgersdorp, South Africa. The genus contains just one species, ''Vanastega plurimidens'', the type species. See also * List of prehistoric amphibians References Brachyopidae Anisian life Triassic amphibians of Africa Fossil taxa described in 2003 Taxa named by James Kitching {{Temnospondyli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinobrachyops
''Sinobrachyops placenticephalus'' is an extinct temnospondyl amphibian from Middle Jurassic-aged Shaximiao Formation in the Sichuan basin, China.Dong, Zhiming. "The Dashanpu Dinosaur Fauna of Zigong Sichuan Short Report V-Labyrinthodont Amphibia." Vertebrata PalAsiatica 23.4 (1985): 301-30/ref>Warren, Anne, Thomas H. Rich, and Patricia Vickers-Rich. "The last labyrinthodonts." PALAEONTOGRAPHICA ABTEILUNG A-STUTTGART- 247 (1997): 1-2/ref> See also * Prehistoric amphibian * List of prehistoric amphibians This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted gen ... References Middle Jurassic amphibians Prehistoric amphibians of Asia Brachyopidae Fossil taxa described in 1985 Jurassic temnospondyls {{temnospondyli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platycepsion
''Platycepsion wilksoni'' is an extinct species of prehistoric amphibian, known from partial skeleton deposited in shale at the Gosford Quarry site of the Terrigal Formation in Australia. This specimen may represent a larval stage, as denoted by the presence of external gills, making it the first evidence of larval development in stereospondyls. Taxonomy The species is assigned to a currently monotypic genus, the synonym ''Platyceps wilkinsonii'', a name published in 1887 by the Australian palaeontologist William Stephens, was nominated as the type. A revision in 1964 by Oskar Kuhn assigned the species to the genus ''Platycepsion'' to replace the earlier combination, which was invalidated by an earlier use of the name ''Platyceps'' for a colubrid genus of snakes. Another revising author John W. Cosgriff named the species as the type for a new genus, ''Blinasaurus'', unaware of Kuhn's replacement of the name, and placed a second species in the same genus, later separated to a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachygonia
''Pachygonia'' is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic Panchet Formation of India. It contains a single species, ''P. incurvata''. It may potentially be a member of the family Brachyopidae Brachyopidae is an extinct family of temnospondyls. They evolved in the early Mesozoic and were mostly aquatic. A fragmentary find from Lesotho, Africa is estimated to have been long, the largest amphibian ever known to have lived besides ''Prio .... References Brachyopidae Triassic temnospondyls of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1865 Fossils of India Taxa named by Thomas Henry Huxley {{Temnospondyli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notobrachyops
''Notobrachyops'' is a genus of brachyopid temnospondyl amphibian. It is known from a skull roof impression found in the Ashfield Shale (Late Triassic) of Mortdale, New South Wales, Australia. The Ashfield Shale has also yielded a shark species, a lungfish species, six species of paleoniscid fish, a species of holostean fish, a subholostean fish, and the labyrinthodont amphibian '' Paracyclotosaurus davidi''. See also * List of prehistoric amphibians * Prehistoric amphibian This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted gen ... References Stereospondyli Triassic amphibians of South America Fossil taxa described in 1973 {{Temnospondyli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobiops
''Gobiops'' is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Jurassic of Mongolia, China, and possibly Kyrgyzstan. The genus is represented by a single species, ''Gobiops desertus''. It was named in 1991 from the Late Jurassic Shar Teeg Beds of Mongolia. Additional material was described in 2005 from the Middle Jurassic Toutunhe Formation in the Junggar Basin of China. ''Gobiops'' belongs to the family Brachyopidae Brachyopidae is an extinct family of temnospondyls. They evolved in the early Mesozoic and were mostly aquatic. A fragmentary find from Lesotho, Africa is estimated to have been long, the largest amphibian ever known to have lived besides ''Prio .... The poorly known genus ''Ferganobatrachus'', named in 1990 from Shar Teeg, is probably synonymous with ''Gobiops''. References Jurassic temnospondyls Jurassic amphibians of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1991 Late Jurassic amphibians Middle Jurassic amphibians {{Temnospondyli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batrachosuchoides
''Batrachosuchoides'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian from the Early Triassic of Russia. It was found in the Baskunchakskaia Series and the Lestanshorskaya Svita. See also * Prehistoric amphibian * List of prehistoric amphibians This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted gen ... References Brachyopidae {{temnospondyli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |