Name
Tirraturhinus.
Phonetic
Tir-ra-tur-ry-nus.
Named By
C. M. Nield, R. Damiani & A. Warren - 2006.
Classification
Chordata, Amphibia, Temnospondyli, Trematosauria, Trematosauroidea, Trematosauridae.
Diet
Carnivore/Piscivore.
Species
T. smisseni
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
Australia, Queensland - Arcadia Formation.
Time Period
Induan of the Triassic
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
Tirraturhinus is a genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl amphibian that lived in what is now Australia during the earliest stage of the Triassic.
- A short-snouted trematosauroid (Tetrapoda, Temnospondyli) from the Early Triassic of Australia: the oldest known trematosaurine. - Alcheringa 30:263-271. - C. M. Nield, R. Damiani & A. Warren - 2006.
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