Anthracosaurus russelli

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Anthracosaurus russelli Mar 8, 2015 6:31:12 GMT 5

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Anthracosaurus russelli

Temporal range: Carboniferous (~310Ma)

Scientific classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Order: †Embolomeri
Family: †Anthracosauridae
Genus: †Anthracosaurus
Species: †A. russelli

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Anthracosaurus russelli is a species of large predatory embolomere ("amphibian") that lived in Scotland during the Carboniferous period ~310Ma.

A paper regarding it: "On Anthracosaurus russelli Huxley (Amphibia: Labyrinthodonta) and the family Anthracosauridae"

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Anthracosaurus russelli Aug 9, 2023 22:52:08 GMT 5 Life and theropod like this

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Different from other embolomeres, A. russelli appears two have a pair of small temporal openings. In this reconstruction indicated by an oval spot on the cheek.

by Dmitry Bogdanov

Further literature also depicting the openings:

Panchen, A. L. (1977). On Anthracosaurus russelli Huxley (Amphibia: Labyrinthodontia) and the family Anthracosauridae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. B, Biological Sciences, 279(968), 447-512.
Clack, J. A. (1987). Two new specimens of Anthracosaurus (Amphibia: Anthracosauria) from the Northumberland coal measures. Palaeontology, 30(1).

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