In Depth Qantas is a genus of temnspondyl amphibian from Russia. If the name sounds familiar then that might be because it was named in honour of the Australian airline Qantas which supplied funding for the study. Further Reading – New data on trematosauroid labyrinthodonts of Eastern Europe: 3. Qantas samarensis gen. Et sp. Nov”. … Read more
Koolasuchus: Research Database Chigutisauridae (Temnospondyli) · Early Cretaceous (~120–100 MYA) · Australia — Victoria (Strzelecki Group) Research Note: Koolasuchus was a large chigutisaurid temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Cretaceous of southeastern Australia. As one of the last known temnospondyls — a group thought to have gone extinct millions of years earlier elsewhere — it … Read more
In Depth Peltobatrachus had an arrangement of bony armour plates that ran down the length of its body similar to an armadillo. Although it lived on the land, Peltobatrachus probably still had to return to water to lay its eggs like other amphibians. Further Reading Further reading- A new armoured amphibian from the Upper Permian … Read more