Trematolestes

Trematolestes is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Lower Keuper (Ladinian, Middle Triassic) of southern Germany.[1] It was first named by Rainer R. Schoch in 2006 and the type species is Trematolestes hagdorni. It is the first trematosaurid represented by a nearly complete skeleton.[1]

Restoration

Trematolestes
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
Fossil, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
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Trematolestes

Schoch, 2006
Species
  • 'T. hagdorni Schoch, 2006 (type)

Below is a cladogram showing the phylogenetic position of Trematolestes, from Schoch (2006):[1]

Thoosuchus

Trematosaurus

Platystega

Lyrocephaliscus

Tertrema

Trematolestes

Tertremoides

 Lonchorhynchinae 

Wantzosaurus

Aphaneramma

Cosgriffius

References

  1. Rainer R. Schoch (2006). "A Complete Trematosaurid Amphibian From The Middle Triassic Of Germany". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[29:ACTAFT]2.0.CO;2.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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