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| ''D. kimberleyensis''<br/> | |||
| ''D. pustulatus'' | |||
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| ⚫ | '''''Deltasaurus''''' was a ] ] ] of the ] family. | ||
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| ⚫ | '''''Deltasaurus''''' |
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| It is the most common animal fossil of the ], a fossil deposit at the eastern end of the ] in the ] region of ]. A specimen has also been collected from the ] deposit in ]. | |||
| ''Deltasaurus'' grew to around 90 centimetres in length. It had four limbs and a tail, and numerous tiny teeth. It is thought to have been a predator of fish. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| * {{cite book | author = Warren, Anne | chapter = An Ancient Amphibian from Western Australia | editor = Hand, Suzanne and Michael Archer | year = 1987 | title = The Antipodean Ark | publisher = Angus & Robertson | id = ISBN 0 207 15664 6}} | |||
| ==Further reading== | |||
| * {{cite journal | author = Cosgriff, J. W. | year = 1965 | title = A new genus of Temnospondyli from the Triassic of Western Australia | journal = Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia | volume = 48 | pages = 65–90}} | |||
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| Deltasaurus Temporal range: Triassic | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Temnospondyli |
| Family: | Rhytidosteidae |
| Genus: | Deltasaurus |
| Species | |
Deltasaurus was a Carnian temnospondyl amphibian of the Rhytidosteidae family.
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