Biology:Chigutisauridae

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Short description: Extinct family of amphibians

Chigutisauridae
Temporal range: Late Triassic–Lower Cretaceous
Pelorocephalus
Scientific classification e
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Rusconi, 1951
Arenaerpeton supinatus (specimen AM F125866) from the Sydney Basin

Chigutisauridae is an extinct family of large temnospondyl amphibians. The only genera recognized as belonging to Chigutisauridae at the current time are all from Gondwana. Chigutisaurids first appeared during the Early Triassic in Australia.[1] During the Late Triassic they became widely distributed in Gondwana, with fossils found in South Africa, India and South America.[2] Koolasuchus from the Early Cretaceous of Australia represents the youngest known temnospondyl.[3][1]

List of genera

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hart, Lachlan J.; Gee, Bryan M.; Smith, Patrick M.; McCurry, Matthew R. (2023-08-03). "A new chigutisaurid (Brachyopoidea, Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the Triassic Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia" (in en). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829. ISSN 0272-4634. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829. 
  2. DIAS-da-SILVA, Sérgio; Sengupta, Dhurjati P.; Cabreira, Sérgio F.; Da Silva, Lúcio R. (January 2012). "The presence of Compsocerops (Brachyopoidea: Chigutisauridae) (Late Triassic) in southern Brazil with comments on chigutisaurid palaeobiogeography: INDIAN CHIGUTISAURID GENUS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL" (in en). Palaeontology 55 (1): 163–172. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01120.x. 
  3. Warren, Anne; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia (1997). "The last last labyrinthodonts?". Palaeontographica Abteilung A 47 (1-4). doi:10.1127/pala/247/1997/1. https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pala/detail/247/101008/The_last_last_labyrinthodonts. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q521239 entry