Tirraturhinus

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.
Species: T.‭ ‬smisseni‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
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.

Further reading
-‭ ‬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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