Aphaneramma rostratum Woodward, 1904
Systematics: Temnospondyli Stereospondyli Trematosauroidea Trematosauridae Lonchorhynchinae
Size: 2 m long
Type Horizon and Locality: Early Triassic, Sticky Keep Member, Kongressfjellet Formation (Olenekian), Svalbard, Norway
Type Specimen: Holotype BMNH R.3180 (partial skull) Natural History Museum (Formerly British Museum of Natural History), London, United Kingdom
This temnospondyl amphibian had a very elongated jaws equipped with small teeth reminiscent of modern gharials. It was a fish eater. Two species are recognized, one, the type species, from Svalbard, and another from Pakistan.
September 3, 2017
References:
Woodward, A. S. (1904). 11. On Two New Labyrinthodont Skulls of the Genera Capitosaurns and Aphaneramma. Journal of Zoology, 74(3), 170-176.
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