In Depth The unusual boomerang shape of the head has been a source of interest ever since its discovery. The two main theories are that it either functioned as a hydrofoil allowing it to move in strong currents, or that it made it impossible for other predators to swallow. It may have course been a … Read more
In Depth Dvellecanus is a genus of lepospondyl amphibian that lived in North America during the Permian. Further Reading - Micro-CT Study of Rhynchonkos stovalli (Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra), with Description of Two New Genera. - PLoS ONE 10 (6). - M. Szostakiwskyj, J. D. Pardo & J. S. Anderson - 2015.
In Depth Sauropleura was a small lepospondyl amphibian that had a long, narrow body and tail, with only relatively small limbs. As such Sauropleura was probably more at home in the water where it uses its limbs and thin body to navigate through submerged aquatic plants as it hunted for invertebrates, though it is not … Read more
In Depth Named after a tributary of the River Styx from Ancient Greek mythology, Acherontiscus was a small lepospondyl that lived in the area that what would become Scotland back in the Carboniferous period. Acherontiscus is also the type genus of its own group, the Acherontiscidae. Acherontiscus is noted for having a long body but … Read more
In Depth Aletrimyti is a genus of lepospondyl amphibian that lived in United States during the early Permian. Further Reading - Micro-CT Study of Rhynchonkos stovalli (Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra), with Description of Two New Genera. - PLoS ONE 10 (6): e0127307. - M. Szostakiwskyj, J. D. Pardo & J. S. Anderson - 2015.
In Depth A very obscure genus, Adelogyrinus was a small amphibean that hunted in and around the waterways and forests of what would become Scotland back in the Carboniferous period. Adelogyrinus may have been similar to Adelospondylus. Further Reading - The Carboniferous Amphibia of Scotland, D. M. S. Watson - 1929.
In Depth Another small amphibian from the Carboniferous period of Scotland, Adelospondylus is only known by a skull and jaws. The lower jaw is noted as being quite deep, but is otherwise not greatly special. Adelospondylus may have been similar to Adelogyrinus. Further Reading - An Adelogyrinid Lepospondyl Amphibian from the Upper Carboniferous, R. L. … Read more