Derwentia (amphibian)

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]

Derwentia Temporal range: Early Triassic
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Tetrapoda
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Family:	†Rhytidosteidae
Subfamily:	†Derwentiinae
Genus:	†Derwentia Cosgriff, 1974
Species
D. warreni Cosgriff, 1974 (type)

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians