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1.6" Triassic Temnospondyl (Primitive Amphibian) Scute Section - Texas
This is a beautiful, 1.6" wide section of a scute from a metoposaurid temnospondyl, collected from the Cooper Canyon Formation (also known as the Bull Canyon Formation) in Crosby County, Texas. The Cooper Canyon formation is Upper Triassic (Norian) in age, meaning this fossil is approximately 220 million years old.
It is likely a skull section or pelvic girdle of Apachesaurus or Buettnererpeton.
An artists reconstruction of what a Metoposaur may have looked like.
Metoposaurids were the ginormous ancestors of modern amphibians that managed to survive the Permian-Triassic extinction. These salamander-like creatures approached five feet in length on average, though they may have grown up to nine feet long. These amphibians are characterized by their broad, flat skulls, long limbs and paddle-like tails. Metoposaurs probably competed at the same feeding level with Phytosaurs, having very similar life styles and feeding strategies. Imagine a six-foot salamander that behaves like a crocodile, and you have a mostly accurate picture of Metoposaurids.
It is likely a skull section or pelvic girdle of Apachesaurus or Buettnererpeton.
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An artists reconstruction of what a Metoposaur may have looked like.
Metoposaurids were the ginormous ancestors of modern amphibians that managed to survive the Permian-Triassic extinction. These salamander-like creatures approached five feet in length on average, though they may have grown up to nine feet long. These amphibians are characterized by their broad, flat skulls, long limbs and paddle-like tails. Metoposaurs probably competed at the same feeding level with Phytosaurs, having very similar life styles and feeding strategies. Imagine a six-foot salamander that behaves like a crocodile, and you have a mostly accurate picture of Metoposaurids.
$39
SPECIES
Apachesaurus or Buettnererpeton
LOCATION
Crosby County, Texas
FORMATION
Cooper Canyon formation
SIZE
1.6 x 1.3"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#315817
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