Compsocerops

Compsocerops; Temporal range: Carnian-Norian ; ~235–206 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	† Temnospondyli
Suborder:	† Stereospondyli
Family:	† Chigutisauridae
Genus:	† Compsocerops ; Sengupta, 1995
Species
	†Compsocerops cosgriffiSengupta, 1995; †Compsocerops tikiensisChakravorti & Sengupta, 2023;

Last updated May 22, 2025

Compsocerops is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibians recovered from the Late Triassic Upper Maleri and Tiki Formations of India,^[1]^[2] and the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.^[3]

Compsocerops cosgriffi Compsocerops1DB.jpg — *Compsocerops cosgriffi*

References

↑ D. P. Sengupta. 1995. Chigutisaurid temnospondyls from the Late Triassic of India and a review of the Family Chigutisauridae. Palaeontology 38(2):313-339
↑ Chakravorti, Sanjukta; Sengupta, Dhurjati Prasad (2023-03-06). "The first record of chigutisaurid amphibian from the Late Triassic Tiki Formation and the probable Carnian pluvial episode in central India". PeerJ. 11: e14865. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14865 . ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 9997194 . PMID 36908823.
↑ Dias-da-Silva, Sérgio, et al. 2011. The presence of Compsocerops (Brachyopoidea: Chigutisauridae) (Late Triassic) in southern Brazil with comments on chigutisaurid palaeobiogeography. Palaeontology 55(1):163-172

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[1] D. P. Sengupta. 1995. Chigutisaurid temnospondyls from the Late Triassic of India and a review of the Family Chigutisauridae. Palaeontology 38(2):313-339

[2] Chakravorti, Sanjukta; Sengupta, Dhurjati Prasad (2023-03-06). "The first record of chigutisaurid amphibian from the Late Triassic Tiki Formation and the probable Carnian pluvial episode in central India". PeerJ. 11: e14865. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14865 . ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 9997194 . PMID 36908823.

[3] Dias-da-Silva, Sérgio, et al. 2011. The presence of Compsocerops (Brachyopoidea: Chigutisauridae) (Late Triassic) in southern Brazil with comments on chigutisaurid palaeobiogeography. Palaeontology 55(1):163-172

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