Batrachosuchus
| Batrachosuchus Temporal range: Early-Mid Triassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Brachyopidae |
| Genus: | †Batrachosuchus Broom 1903 |
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Broom 1903
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Batrachosuchus is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian 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[]
Three species have been described:[1]
- Broom 1903
- Batrachosuchus concordi Chernin 1977
- Batrachosuchus henwoodi Cosgriff 1969
References[]
- ^ a b "†Batrachosuchus Broom 1903". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Further reading[]
- 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
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Categories:
- Brachyopids
- Induan first appearances
- Olenekian life
- Anisian life
- Triassic temnospondyls of Africa
- Triassic South Africa
- Fossils of South Africa
- Fossils of Zambia
- Triassic temnospondyls of Australia
- Fossils of Australia
- Fossil taxa described in 1903
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs
- Triassic animal stubs