In Depth Trematolestes is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that is known to have lived in Germany during the Mid Triassic. Further Reading - A Complete Trematosaurid Amphibian From The Middle Triassic Of Germany. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26 (1): 29–43. - Rainer R. Schoch - 2006.
In Depth Anaschisma is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian known to have lived in North America during the late Triassic. Anaschisma were primarily aquatic predators using their salamander-like bodies to swim through the water and navigate submerged obstacles in searching for prey. Anaschisma is regarded as a metoposaurid temnospondyl amphibian, which means that it is … Read more
In Depth A limbless amphibian (aistopod), Ophiderpeton is believed to have lived in burrows from where it would hunt invertebrates. Ophiderpeton is well represented with specimens having up to 230 vertebrae. The skull has a reduced number of bones and the eyes face forward. Further Reading Further reading- On a Collection of Fossil Vertebrata, from … Read more
In Depth Platyhystrix stands out from the other amphibians of its group by possessing a sail on its back similar to the pelycosaurs Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus. It is uncertain why Platyhystrix developed this sail, but the genus may have been adapting to a similar reason as the aforementioned pelycosaurs, indeed, their fossils and those of … Read more
In Depth Arachana was a key find for the study of temnospondyls because the skull possesses a mix of features which show a transition between rhinesuchids and lydekkerinids. Aside from helping to establish a lineage between these groups, but also illustrates that temnospondyls were trying to adapt to changing environmental conditions from the effects of … Read more
In Depth Albionbatrachus was a genus of frog that lived around the southern British Isles during the late Eocene. The name Albionbatrachus is derived from Albion, the ancient name for the largest of the British Isles. Possible relatives of Albionbatrachus include Palaeobatrachus and Pliobatrachus. Further Reading - A new palaeobatrachid frog from the Eocene of … Read more