- Tytuł:
- On a new stereospondylomorph temnospondyl from the Middle-Late Permian of Southern Brazil
- Autorzy:
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Strapasson, A.
Pinheiro, F.L.
Soares, M.B. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21282.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2015
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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new species
stereospondylomorph temnospondyl
temnospondyl
Middle-Late Permian
Permian
Brazil
Amphibia
Temnospondyli
Stereospondylomorpha
Rio do Rasto Formation - Opis:
- A new temnospondyl is described from the Middle-Upper Permian sequence of the Paraná Basin (Rio do Rasto Formation) in southern Brazil. The material consists of disarticulated cranial and postcranial elements, preserved in association. The cranial elements include part of the orbital region of the skull roof, the basicranium, a number of en-docranial elements, stapes and a right hemimandible. The postcranial elements include vertebrae, ribs, pectoral girdle elements, a right femur and a cluster of scales. The new species displays a rhinesuchid pattern, which is similar to the South African rhinesuchids from the Upper Permian Beaufort Group of the Karoo Basin, but differs from them by the presence of a robust and elongated epipterygoid with a blade-like anterior process in addition to elongated and deeper muscular pockets on the parasphenoid, which allow the assignment of this specimen to a new species. However, the phylogenetic analysis grouped the material described herein andAustralerpeton cosgriffi inside Stereospondylomorpha, in a transitional position between the Laurasian assemblages and South African temnospondyls. This result supports a connection between the Brazilian and Eastern European Permian fauna and provides important data for future biostratigraphic studies.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2015, 60, 4
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki