Chomatobatrachus

<i>Chomatobatrachus</i>

Chomatobatrachus

Extinct genus of temnospondyls

Chomatobatrachus is a genus of prehistoric temnospondyl from the Triassic.

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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Cosgriff, J.W. (1974). "Lower Triassic Temnospondyli of Tasmania". Geological Society of America Special Papers. 149. Geological Society of America: 1–130. doi:10.1130/spe149-p1. ISBN 0-8137-2149-0.
  2. [2]
    Kear, B.P.; Hamilton-Bruce, R.J. (2011). Dinosaurs in Australia: Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent. Csiro Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9780643102316.
  3. [3]
    "Chomatobatrachus Cosgriff 1974". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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