Deltasaurus
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Deltasaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic |
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| Restoration of Deltasaurus kimberleyensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Rhytidosteidae |
| Subfamily: | †Derwentiinae |
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†Deltasaurus Cosgriff, 1965 |
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Deltasaurus is an extinct genus of Carnian temnospondyl amphibian of the Rhytidosteidae family.
It is the most common animal fossil of the Blina Shale, a fossil deposit at the eastern end of the Erskine Range in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. A specimen has also been collected from the Knocklofty Sandstone deposit in Tasmania.
One species of Deltasaurus, D. kimberleyensis, grew to around 90 centimetres in length. It had four limbs and a tail, and numerous tiny teeth. It is thought to have been a predator of fish.
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