Colosteus

Col-o-ste-us.

John Stewart

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Name

Colosteus.

Phonetic

Col-o-ste-us.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Temnospondyli,‭ ‬Colosteidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬scutellatus‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬14‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Total body length roughly about‭ ‬1‭ ‬meter.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Ohio.

Time Period

Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial remains.

In Depth

       Colosteus is a genus of colosteid amphibian that lived in the USA during the Carboniferous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬An Overview of the Upper Carboniferous Fossil Deposit at Linton,‭ ‬Ohio‭‬ -.‭ ‬The Ohio Journal of Science‭ ‬88‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬55‭–‬60. – Colosteus scutellatus‭ (‬Newberry‭)‬,‭ ‬a Primitive Temnospondyl Amphibian from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Linton,‭ ‬Ohio.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ (‬2770‭)‬:‭ ‬1‭–‬41.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Robert W.‭ ‬Hook‭ ‬-‭ ‬1983.

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