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| '''''Deltasaurus''''' is an ] genus of ] ] ] of the ] family. | '''''Deltasaurus''''' is an ] genus of ] ] ] of the ] family. | ||
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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 ]. | 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 ]. | ||
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| Deltasaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
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| Restoration of Deltasaurus kimberleyensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Rhytidosteidae |
| Subfamily: | †Derwentiinae |
| Genus: | †Deltasaurus Cosgriff, 1965 |
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Deltasaurus is an extinct genus of Carnian temnospondyl amphibian of the Rhytidosteidae family.
It is the most common animal fossil of the Blina Shale, a fossil deposit at the eastern end of the Erskine Range in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. A specimen has also been collected from the Knocklofty Sandstone deposit in Tasmania.
One species of Deltasaurus, D. kimberleyensis, 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
- Warren, Anne (1987). "An Ancient Amphibian from Western Australia". In Hand, Suzanne and Michael Archer (ed.). The Antipodean Ark. Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-15664-6.
Further reading
- Cosgriff, J. W. (1965). "A new genus of Temnospondyli from the Triassic of Western Australia". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 48: 65–90.
