Trematopidae

Trematopidae is a family of Temnospondyli.[1] It was a diverse group that flourished in the Permian period, and was highly adapted to a terrestrial existence, possibly returning to water only to mate and/or lay eggs.[2]

References

  1. Williston, S.W. (1910). "Cacops, Demospondylus; new genera of Permian vertebrates". Geological Society of America Bulletin 21: 249–284. doi:10.1130/gsab-21-249.
  2. Early Terrestrial Amphibian Described by Carnegie Museum of Natural History

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.