Batrachosuchus
Appearance
Batrachosuchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Family: | †Brachyopidae |
Genus: | †Batrachosuchus Broom 1903 |
Type species | |
Batrachosuchus browni Broom 1903
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Batrachosuchus is a genus of temnospondyl that existed from the Early to Middle Triassic of southern Africa (Ntawere Formation of Zambia and Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa) and the Blina Shale of Australia.[1]
Species
[edit]Three species have been described:[1]
- Batrachosuchus browni Broom 1903
- Batrachosuchus concordi Chernin 1977
- Batrachosuchus henwoodi Cosgriff 1969
References
[edit]- ^ a b "†Batrachosuchus Broom 1903". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton