Chigutisauridae Explained

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]}

List of genera

• Arenaerpeton^[1]
• Chigutisaurus
• Compsocerops
• Keratobrachyops (placement uncertain)
• Koolasuchus
• Kuttycephalus
• Pelorocephalus
• Siderops

Further reading

• Sengupta, D.P.. 1995. Chigutisaurid temnspondyls from the Late Triassic of India and a review of the family Chigutisauridae. Palaeontology. 19-59. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727165447/http://palaeontology.palass-pubs.org/pdf/Vol%2038/Pages%20313-339.pdf. July 27, 2011. dead.
• Sengupta, D.P. 2003. Triassic temnospondyls of the Pranhita-Godavari Basin, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 21: 655-662.

External links

• Web site: Chigutisauridae. Palaeos.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080515092221/http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/160Temnospondyli/500.html. May 15, 2008. dead.

Notes and References

1. 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 . en . 10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829 . 0272-4634. free .
2. 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. en. 55. 1. 163–172. 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01120.x.
3. Warren, Anne; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia. 1997. The last last labyrinthodonts?. Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 47. 1-4. 10.1127/pala/247/1997/1.