''Capulomala'' is an extinct

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

stereospondyl The Stereospondyli are a group of extinct temnospondyl amphibians that existed primarily during the Mesozoic period. They are known from all seven continents and were common components of many Triassic ecosystems, likely filling a similar ecolog ...

temnospondyl Temnospondyli (from Greek τέμνειν, ''temnein'' 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, ''spondylos'' 'vertebra') is a diverse order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered primitive amphibians—that flourished worldwide during the Carb ...

known from the

Early Triassic The Early Triassic is the first of three epochs of the Triassic Period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between Ma and Ma (million years ago). Rocks from this epoch are collectively known as the Lower Triassic Series, which is a ...

. Separate species are recognised, ''C. panchetensis'' found in the

Panchet Formation Panchet is a census town in Nirsa CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History During construction of dam several ruin of Tilakampa kingdom were submerged in the dam. Telkupi was capital of ...

of India and ''C. arcadiaensis'' from the

Arcadia Formation The Arcadia Formation and its sub-unit, the Tampa Member, are Late Oligocene geologic formations in North Florida, United States. It is part of the Hawthorn Group. Age Period: Paleogene to Neogene Epoch: Early Late Oligocene through Pliocene F ...

of Australia.Warren, Anne & Damiani, R. & Sengupta, Dhurjati. (2009). Unique stereospondyl mandibles from the early triassic panchet formation of India and the Arcadia Formation of Australia. Special Papers in Palaeontology. 161-173. 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00865.x.

Description

''Capulomala'' is described on the basis of postglenoid areas of the mandible, which possess a uniquely hypertrophied postglenoid process. ''Capulomala'' cannot be reliably associated with any known cranial material.

References

Induan life Olenekian life Triassic temnospondyls of Asia Triassic India Fossils of India Triassic temnospondyls of Australia Paleontology in Queensland Fossil taxa described in 2009 {{Temnospondyli-stub