Chigutisauridae is an extinct family of large temnospondyls. The only genera recognized as belonging to Chigutisauridae at the current time are all from Gondwana. Chigutisaurids first appeared during the Early Triassic in Australia.[1] During the Late Triassic they became widely distributed in Gondwana, with fossils found in South Africa, India and South America.[2] Koolasuchus from the Early Cretaceous of Australia represents the youngest known temnospondyl.[3][1]
| Chigutisauridae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Superfamily: | †Brachyopoidea |
| Family: | †Chigutisauridae Rusconi, 1951 |
List of genera
edit- Arenaerpeton[1]
- Chigutisaurus
- Compsocerops
- Keratobrachyops (placement uncertain)
- Koolasuchus
- Kuttycephalus
- Pelorocephalus
- Siderops
References
edit- ^ a b c Hart, Lachlan J.; Gee, Bryan M.; Smith, Patrick M.; McCurry, Matthew R. (2023-08-03). "A new chigutisaurid (Brachyopoidea, Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the Triassic Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ^ DIAS-da-SILVA, Sérgio; Sengupta, Dhurjati P.; Cabreira, Sérgio F.; Da Silva, Lúcio R. (January 2012). "The presence of Compsocerops (Brachyopoidea: Chigutisauridae) (Late Triassic) in southern Brazil with comments on chigutisaurid palaeobiogeography: INDIAN CHIGUTISAURID GENUS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL". Palaeontology. 55 (1): 163–172. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01120.x.
- ^ Warren, Anne; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia (1997). "The last last labyrinthodonts?". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 47 (1–4). doi:10.1127/pala/247/1997/1.
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Further reading
edit- Sengupta, D.P. (1995). "Chigutisaurid temnspondyls from the Late Triassic of India and a review of the family Chigutisauridae" (PDF). Palaeontology: 19-59. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011.
- Sengupta, D.P. 2003. Triassic temnospondyls of the Pranhita-Godavari Basin, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 21: 655-662.
External links
edit- "Chigutisauridae". Palaeos.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008.
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