Batrachosaurus

Not to be confused with Batrachotomus.

Batrachosaurus is an extinct genus of prehistoric brachyopoid amphibian that lived in Germany during the Middle Triassic (Ladinian).^[1] The genus was named by Joseph Fitzinger in 1837 and the type species, B. jaegeri, was named three years later in 1840. It may have been the same animal as Mastodonsaurus.^[2]

Batrachosaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Ladinian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Tetrapoda
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Family:	†Brachyopidae
Genus:	†Batrachosaurus Fitzinger, 1837
Type species
†Batrachosaurus jaegeri Fitzinger, 1840

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians