Derwentia_(amphibian)

<i>Derwentia</i> (amphibian)

Derwentia (amphibian)

Extinct genus of amphibians


Derwentia is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Rhytidosteidae. It is known from a single skull found from the Knocklofty Sandstone of Tasmania, which is Early Triassic in age.[1]

Quick Facts Derwentia Temporal range: Early Triassic, Scientific classification ...

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References

  1. Warren, A.; Black, T. (1985). "A new rhytidosteid (Amphibia, Labyrinthodontia) from the Early Triassic Arcadia Formation of Queensland, Australia, and the relationships of Triassic temnospondyls". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 5 (4): 303–327. doi:10.1080/02724634.1985.10011868.



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