''Chomatobatrachus'' is a
genus of prehistoric
temnospondyl
Temnospondyli (from Greek language, Greek τέμνειν, ''temnein'' 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, ''spondylos'' 'vertebra') is a diverse order (biology), order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered Labyrinthodontia, primitive amphi ...
from the
Triassic.
Taxonomy
A
temnospondyl
Temnospondyli (from Greek language, Greek τέμνειν, ''temnein'' 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, ''spondylos'' 'vertebra') is a diverse order (biology), order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered Labyrinthodontia, primitive amphi ...
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
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The type locality is Meadowbank, a site associated with the
Knocklofty Formation
The Knocklofty Formation is an Early Triassic geologic formation from southern Tasmania, Australia, belonging to the Induan stage. It is made of Sandstone.
List of known fossil taxa
Tetrapods
* ''Banksiops townrowi
* ''Chomatobatrac ...
, where a skull was discovered in
Induan terrestrial
mudstone
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See also
*
Prehistoric amphibian
*
List of prehistoric amphibians
References
Stereospondyls
Fossil taxa described in 1974
Prehistoric amphibians of Australia
Paleontology in Tasmania
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