Chigutisauridae

Chigutisauridae; Temporal range: Late Triassic–Lower Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Pelorocephalus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Superfamily:	†Brachyopoidea
Family:	†Chigutisauridae; Rusconi, 1951

Chigutisauridae is an extinct family of large temnospondyl amphibians. The only genera recognized as belonging to Chigutisauridae at the current time are all from Gondwana. Chigutisaurids first appeared during the Early Triassic in Australia.^[1] During the Late Triassic they became widely distributed in Gondwana, with fossils found in South Africa, India and South America.^[2] Koolasuchus from the Early Cretaceous of Australia represents the youngest known temnospondyl.

List of genera

References

^ ^a ^b Hart, Lachlan J.; Gee, Bryan M.; Smith, Patrick M.; McCurry, Matthew R. (2023-08-03). "A new chigutisaurid (Brachyopoidea, Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the Triassic Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829. ISSN 0272-4634.
^ DIAS-da-SILVA, Sérgio; Sengupta, Dhurjati P.; Cabreira, Sérgio F.; Da Silva, Lúcio R. (January 2012). "The presence of Compsocerops (Brachyopoidea: Chigutisauridae) (Late Triassic) in southern Brazil with comments on chigutisaurid palaeobiogeography: INDIAN CHIGUTISAURID GENUS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL". Palaeontology. 55 (1): 163–172. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01120.x.