Chomatobatrachus
Chomatobatrachus is a species of prehistoric amphibian from the Triassic.
Chomatobatrachus | |
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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]
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- 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.
- Kear, B.P.; Hamilton-Bruce, R.J. (2011). Dinosaurs in Australia: Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent. Csiro Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9780643102316.
- "Chomatobatrachus Cosgriff 1974". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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