In Depth
Microposaurus is a genus of stereospondyl amphibian that lived during the early Triassic. For a long time Microposaurus fossils were only known from South Africa, but in 2012 a description of Microposaurus fossils from Australia was published. This also saw the creation of a second Microposaurus species, M. averyi. Fossil remains from Jordan have also been interpreted as being very similar to the known remains of Microposaurus.
Further Reading
- Investigations in South African fossil reptiles and amphibians (Part 13). Annals of the South African Museum 22:227-261 - Sidney H. Houghton - 1925. - Cranial anatomy and relationships of Microposaurus casei, a temnospondyl from the MiddleTriassic of South Africa - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(3): 533–541 - Ross Damani - 2004. - A trematosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of Jordan - Fossil Record 14 (2): 119–127 - R. R. Schoch - 2011. - The South African stereospondyl Microposaurus from the Middle Triassic of the Sydney Basin, Australia. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(3):538-544 - A. Warren - 2012.
