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This article is about the extinct amphibian genus. For the Australian plant genus, see Derwentia (plant).
Derwentia
Temporal range: Early TriassicScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Temnospondyli Suborder: Stereospondyli Infraorder: Trematosauria Superfamily: Rhytidosteoidea Family: Rhytidosteidae Genus: Derwentia
Cosgriff, 1974Species - D. warreni Cosgriff, 1974 (type)
Derwentia is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Rhytidosteidae. It is known from a single skull found from the Knocklofty Sandstone of Tasmania, which is Early Triassic in age.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- ^ Warren, A.; and Black, T. (1985). "A new rhytidosteid (Amphibia, Labyrinthodontia) from the Early Triassic Arcadia Formation of Queensland, Australia, and the relationships of Triassic temnospondyls". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5 (4): 303–327.
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Amphibia · Order: Temnospondyli · (unranked): Limnarchia · (unranked): Stereospondylomorpha · Suborder:StereospondyliMajor clades Brachyopomorpha Basal brachyopomorphsBothriceps · KeratobrachyopsBrachyopoideaBrachyopidaeBanksiops · Batrachosaurus · Batrachosuchoides · Batrachosuchus · Blinasaurus · Brachyops · Gobiops · Hadrokkosaurus · Notobrachyops · Platycepsion · Sinobrachyops · Vanastega · Vigilius · XenobrachyopsMetoposauroidea LatiscopidaeAlmasaurus · LatiscopusPlagiosauroidea ?LaidleriidaePlagiosauridaeRhytidosteoidea Basal rhytidosteoidsRhytidosteus?IndobrachyopidaeRhytidosteidaeBasal rhytidosteidsBoreopelta · ?Laidleria · ?Mahavisaurus · Nanolania · Peltostega · Pneumatostega · Sangaia · TrucheosaurusDerwentiinaeTrematosauroidea Basal trematosauroidsThoosuchidae?Prothoosuchus · ThoosuchusTrematosauridaeAngusaurus · Aphaneramma · Cosgriffius · Erythrobatrachus · Gonioglyptus · Hyperokynodon · Icanosaurus · Indolyrocephalus · Inflectosaurus · Luzocephalus · Lyrocephaliscus · Microposaurus · Panchetosaurus · Platystega · Stoschiosaurus · Tertrema · Tertremoides · Tirraturhinus · Trematolestes · Trematosaurus · Trematosuchus · TrematotegmenRelated categories Temnospondyls · Triassic amphibians · Jurassic amphibians · Cretaceous amphibiansCategories:- Prehistoric amphibians
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