Tambachia

Tam-bak-e-ah.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2016, July 19). Tambachia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/tambachia/

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Name

Tambachia ‭(‬named after the Tanbach Formation‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tam-bak-e-ah.

Named By

S.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Sumida,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬Martens‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Temnospondyli,‭ ‬Trematopidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬trogallas‭

Size

Skull about 6.9 centimetres long.

Known locations

Germany‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tambach Formation.

Time Period

Artinskian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial skeleton.

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 Central Germany.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬41‭(‬4‭)‬:605-629.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Sumida,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬Martens‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998.

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