Chomatobatrachus
| Chomatobatrachus Temporal range: Early Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Lydekkerinidae |
| Genus: | †Chomatobatrachus |
| Species: | †C. halei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chomatobatrachus halei Cosgriff, 1974[1]
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Chomatobatrachus is a genus of prehistoric temnospondyl from the Triassic.
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 .[1][2] The type locality is Meadowbank, a site associated with the Knocklofty Formation, where a skull was discovered in Induan terrestrial mudstone.[3]
See also[]
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References[]
- ^ a b Cosgriff, J.W. (1974). "Lower Triassic Temnospondyli of Tasmania". Geological Society of America Special Papers. Geological Society of America. 149: 1–130. doi:10.1130/spe149-p1. ISBN 0-8137-2149-0.
- ^ ; (2011). Dinosaurs in Australia: Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent. Csiro Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9780643102316.
- ^ "Chomatobatrachus Cosgriff 1974". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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- Temnospondyls
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- Paleontology in Tasmania