Latiscopidae

Latiscopidae; Temporal range: Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	† Temnospondyli
Suborder:	† Stereospondyli
Superfamily:	† Metoposauroidea
Family:	† Latiscopidae
Genera
	Almasaurus ; Chinlestegophis ; Ninumbeehan ; Rileymillerus ; Latiscopus (nomen dubium);

Last updated March 31, 2025

Latiscopidae is an extinct family of Triassic temnospondyls. It was first described in 1940 based on a fossil skull found in Texas.^[1] It includes small sized temnospondyls that are thought to have engaged in burrowing and seasonal aestivation. Members of the group had wedge shaped skulls that are thought to have assisted in burrowing.^[2]

References

↑ Wilson, John Andrew (1948). "A Small Amphibian from the Triassic of Howard County, Texas". Journal of Paleontology. 22 (3): 359–361. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1299405 . Retrieved 4 December 2022.
↑ So, Calvin; Kufner, Aaron M.; Pardo, Jason D.; Edwards, Caian L.; Price, Brandon R.; Bevitt, Joseph J.; LeClair-Diaz, Amanda; St. Clair, Lynette; Mann, Josh; Teran, Reba; Lovelace, David M. (2024). "Fossil amphibian offers insights into the interplay between monsoons and amphibian evolution in palaeoequatorial Late Triassic systems". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291 (2033). doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.1041. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 11521612 .

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[1] Wilson, John Andrew (1948). "A Small Amphibian from the Triassic of Howard County, Texas". Journal of Paleontology. 22 (3): 359–361. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1299405 . Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[2] So, Calvin; Kufner, Aaron M.; Pardo, Jason D.; Edwards, Caian L.; Price, Brandon R.; Bevitt, Joseph J.; LeClair-Diaz, Amanda; St. Clair, Lynette; Mann, Josh; Teran, Reba; Lovelace, David M. (2024). "Fossil amphibian offers insights into the interplay between monsoons and amphibian evolution in palaeoequatorial Late Triassic systems". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291 (2033). doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.1041. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 11521612 .

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