Chomatobatrachus

Chomatobatrachus is a genus of prehistoric temnospondyl from the Triassic.

Chomatobatrachus Temporal range: Early Triassic, 252.3–251.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Family:	†Lydekkerinidae
Genus:	†Chomatobatrachus
Species:	†C. halei
Binomial name
†Chomatobatrachus halei Cosgriff, 1974[1]

Taxonomy

A temnospondyl species placed in a monotypic genus Chomatobatrachus and allied to the Lydekkerinidae family. The description was published in 1974 by the palaeontologist John W. Cosgriff.^[1][2] The type locality is Meadowbank, a site associated with the Knocklofty Formation, where a skull was discovered in Induan terrestrial mudstone.^[3]

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians

• Paleontology portal