| Revision as of 14:39, 15 May 2019 editCygnis insignis (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users31,332 edits tidy up refs and further read to cite, rmove link cruft← Previous edit | Revision as of 12:10, 23 May 2019 edit undoCygnis insignis (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users31,332 edits revisingNext edit → | ||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
| | image = Deltasaurus kimberleyensis.jpg | | image = Deltasaurus kimberleyensis.jpg | ||
| | image_caption = Restoration of ''Deltasaurus kimberleyensis'' | | image_caption = Restoration of ''Deltasaurus kimberleyensis'' | ||
| | authority = Cosgriff, 1965 | | authority = Cosgriff, 1965<ref name="Cosgriff1965" /> | ||
| | subdivision_ranks = Species | | subdivision_ranks = Species | ||
| | subdivision = | | subdivision = | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
| '''''Deltasaurus''''' is an ] genus of ] ] ] of the ] family. | '''''Deltasaurus''''' is an ] genus of ] ] ] of the ] family. | ||
| == Taxonomy == | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| The genus was erected in 1965 by ], when describing two new species discovered in ] in the Kimberley region of nothwest Australia. The author recognised an alliance with other genera that had been uncovered in Africa, and proposed their arrangement to a new superfamily, ].<ref>{{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 |url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50787086 }}</ref> | |||
| ] | ] | ||
| ⚫ | It is the most common animal fossil of the |
||
| ⚫ | It is the most common animal fossil of the Blina Shale, a fossil deposit at the eastern end of the ] in the ] region of ]. A specimen has also been collected from the ] deposit in ].<ref name="Warren1987" /> | ||
| ⚫ | |||
| The genus places two fossil taxa, '']'', the ] which grew to around 90 centimetres in length, and '']'', both described by Cosgriff in 1965.<ref name="Warren1987" /> | |||
| ⚫ | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | It had four limbs and a tail, and numerous tiny teeth. It is thought to have been a predator of fish.<ref name="Warren1987" /> | ||
| ⚫ | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist|refs= | |||
| ⚫ | <ref name="Cosgriff1965">{{cite journal |last1=Cosgriff |first1=J.W. |authorlink1=J. W. Cosgriff |title=A new genus of Temnospondyli from the Triassic of-Western Australia |journal=Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia |date=1965 |volume=48 |pages=65–90 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/190393#/summary}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | <ref name="Warren1987">{{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 | isbn = 0-207-15664-6}}</ref> | ||
| }} | |||
| {{Taxonbar|from=Q3021943}} | {{Taxonbar|from=Q3021943}} | ||
Revision as of 12:10, 23 May 2019
| Deltasaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
|---|---|
| |
| Restoration of Deltasaurus kimberleyensis | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Rhytidosteidae |
| Subfamily: | †Derwentiinae |
| Genus: | †Deltasaurus Cosgriff, 1965 |
| Species | |
| |
Deltasaurus is an extinct genus of Carnian temnospondyl amphibian of the Rhytidosteidae family.
Taxonomy
The genus was erected in 1965 by John W. Cosgriff, when describing two new species discovered in Blina Shale in the Kimberley region of nothwest Australia. The author recognised an alliance with other genera that had been uncovered in Africa, and proposed their arrangement to a new superfamily, Rhytidosteoidea.
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.
The genus places two fossil taxa, Deltasaurus kimberleyensis, the type species which grew to around 90 centimetres in length, and Deltasaurus pustulatus, both described by Cosgriff in 1965.
It had four limbs and a tail, and numerous tiny teeth. It is thought to have been a predator of fish.
References
- Cosgriff, J.W. (1965). "A new genus of Temnospondyli from the Triassic of-Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 48: 65–90.
- 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.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Deltasaurus | |