Chomatobatrachus

Chomatobatrachus halei is a species of prehistoric amphibian from the Triassic.

Chomatobatrachus
Temporal range: Early Triassic, 252.3–251.3 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Family: †Lydekkerinidae
Genus: †Chomatobatrachus
Species:
†C. halei
Binomial name
†Chomatobatrachus halei
Cosgriff, 1974[1]

Taxonomy

A temnospondyl species placed in a monotypic genus Chomatobatrachus and allied to the Lydekkerinidae family. The description was published in 1974 by the palaeontologist John W. Cosgriff.[1][2] The type locality is Meadowbank, a site associated with the Knocklofty Formation, where a skull was discovered in Induan terrestrial mudstone.[3]

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References
  1. Cosgriff, J.W. (1974). "Lower Triassic Temnospondyli of Tasmania". Geological Society of America Special Papers. Geological Society of America. 149: 1–130. doi:10.1130/spe149-p1. ISBN 0-8137-2149-0.
  2. Kear, B.P.; Hamilton-Bruce, R.J. (2011). Dinosaurs in Australia: Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent. Csiro Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9780643102316.
  3. "Chomatobatrachus Cosgriff 1974". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

See also
  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians


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