Chigutisauridae
| Chigutisauridae Temporal range:
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| Pelorocephalus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Superfamily: | †Brachyopoidea |
| Family: | †Chigutisauridae Rusconi, 1951 |
Chigutisauridae is an extinct
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
References
- ^ ISSN 0272-4634.
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- doi:10.1127/pala/247/1997/1.)
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Further reading
- 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
- "Chigutisauridae". Palaeos.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008.