Tambachia

In Depth        Tambachia is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that live in what is now Germany during the Permian period.‭ ‬Specifically,‭ ‬Tambachia is a trematopod temnospondyl,‭ ‬and is also recorded as the first of its kind to be found outside of the USA. Further Reading -‭ ‬A New Trematopid Amphibian from the Lower Permian of … Read more

Rotaryus

In Depth        Rotaryus is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that lived in Germany during the Permian. Further Reading – Rotaryus gothae,‭ ‬a New Trematopid‭ (‬Temnospondyli:‭ ‬Dissorophoidea‭) ‬from the Lower Permian of Central Germany.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of Carnegie Museum‭ ‬80‭(‬1‭)‬:49-65.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Henrici,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Martens,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Sumida‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Anderson‭ … Read more

Phonerpeton

In Depth        Phonerpeton was a fairly small temnospondyl amphibian that lived in what is now Texas during the early Permian.‭ ‬As a temnospondyl,‭ ‬Phonerpeton would have been a predator of other small vertebrates such as fish and smaller amphibians,‭ ‬though larger invertebrates may have also been taken. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new trematopsid amphibian‭ (‬Temnospondyli:‭ … Read more

Acheloma

In Depth        Acheloma was a relatively large for its time temnopondyl amphibian that would have hunted for other small animals around the water systems of what would eventually be the United States back in the early‭ ‬Permian.‭ ‬This could include swimming around in the water to venturing on land for extended periods. Further Reading -‭ … Read more

Anconastes

In Depth        Anconastes was a realtively small temnospondyl amphibian,‭ ‬and although the name means‭ ‘‬mountain dweller‭’‬,‭ ‬Anconastes probably didn’t stray too far from the swamps and water systems of Carboniferous North America. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new genus and species of trematopid amphibian from the Late Pennsylvanian of north-central New Mexico,‭ ‬David S Berman,‭ ‬Robert … Read more