Sinobrachyops
Sinobrachyops placenticephalus is an extinct temnospondyl amphibian from Middle Jurassic-aged Shaximiao Formation[1] in the Sichuan basin, China. S. placenticephalus is one of the youngest known labyrinthodont amphibians.[1][2][3]
| Sinobrachyops Temporal range: Middle Jurassic | |
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| Type skull, Paleozoological Museum of China | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Brachyopidae |
| Genus: | †Sinobrachyops Dong, 1985 |
| Species: | †S. placenticephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sinobrachyops placenticephalus Dong, 1985 | |
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- 董枝明. "四川自贡大山铺蜀龙动物群——简报 V 两栖类." 古脊椎动物学报 4 (1985): 008
- Dong, Zhiming. "The Dashanpu Dinosaur Fauna of Zigong Sichuan Short Report V-Labyrinthodont Amphibia." Vertebrata PalAsiatica 23.4 (1985): 301-305.
- Warren, Anne, Thomas H. Rich, and Patricia Vickers-Rich. "The last labyrinthodonts." PALAEONTOGRAPHICA ABTEILUNG A-STUTTGART- 247 (1997): 1-24.
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