Plagiobatrachus
Plagiobatrachus is an extinct genus of plagiosaurid temnospondyl. It is known from the Rewan Formation, an Early Triassic formation in Australia.
| Plagiobatrachus Temporal range: Triassic, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Plagiosauridae |
| Genus: | †Plagiobatrachus Warren, 1985 |
| Type species | |
| † Plagiobatrachus australis Warren, 1985 | |
History of study
Plagiobatrachus was described for vertebrae and partial mandibular material with pustular ornamentation for the type species, P. australis, by Anne Warren.[1] This remains the only plagiosaurid known from Australia and one of the few records from the present-day southern hemisphere. It is also one of the few Early Triassic records of plagiosaurids. The vertebrae of plagiosaurids are fairly distinctive in having a single massive central element and neural arches that sit between successive centra (intercentral), allowing for the identification of the vertebral material as that of a plagiosaurid.[2] However, the fragmentary nature of the material and the absence of any additional recovered material has limited the study of this taxon.
References
- Warren, Anne (1985). "Triassic Australian Plagiosauroid". Journal of Paleontology. 59 (1): 236–241. ISSN 0022-3360.
- Warren, Anne; Snell, Nicola (1991-01-01). "The postcranial skeleton of Mesozoic temnospondyl amphibians: a review". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 15 (1): 43–64. doi:10.1080/03115519108619009. ISSN 0311-5518.
