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08 – FOSSILS AMPHIBIANS

AMPHIBIANS, EARLY, PALEOZOIC [Paleozoic]

Fossil of a predatory temnospondyl amphibian, Sclerocephalus haeuseri, of Early Permian age from Germany. Display at Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA. Please include "Specimen courtesy of the Wyoming Dinosaur Center" along with credit to the photographer. — TAW-3770_Temnospondyl-amphibian-fossil_flat

Sclerocephalus hauseri, a fossilized Permian Age amphibian of the early subclass Labyrinthodontia, found in Pfalz, Germany. Specimen courtesy of Gem City, Laramie, Wyoming. — Permian Age labyrinthodont amphibian from Germany

Rare assemblage of fossil amphibians and fish in 275 million-year-old mudstone of Permian age, found in Germany — wm_TAW-0790_fossil-amphibians-fish.jpg

A huge and very rare Lower Permian amphibian, Sclerocephalus haeuseri, found in the superb Rotliegendes fossil beds of Odernheim, Pfalz, Germany. The matrix is limestone and clay, and this plate is 35 inches across its width. Specimen courtesy of Dr. Martin Goerlich. A note for those licensing rights (required) to publish this photograph: please include a "specimen courtesy of" credit in publications, along with credit to the photographer . — wm_TAW-2234_fossil-giant-amphibian

Skull of a prehistoric giant Temnospondyl amphibian, Metoposaurus sp., of Mesozoic/Triassic age from Morocco. Fossils of this salamander-like amphibian reveal that it grew up to 3 m (10 feet) long and weighed 454 kg (1,000 pounds). The mid-line length of this skull is 26.5cm and its maximum width is 26.0cm, and it has had some tooth restoration. Specimen courtesy of Stefano Piccini/Geoworld Group; please include a "specimen courtesy of" credit in print or electronic publications, along with credit to the photographer. — wm_TAW-2609_fossil-giant-amphibian

Cast of primitive amphibian fossil, Acanthostega gunneri, of Upper-Devonian age from eastern Greenland. Skull of this specimen measures 11cm in length. The original fossil, nicknamed "Boris," is with Natural History Museum of Denmark. Although Boris and other Acanthostega had both lungs and gills, close examination of these fossils with high-resolution synchrotron X-ray scans has revealed that all specimens had cartilaginous limb bones that could not support the animal’s weight on land. These “juveniles” were at least 6 years old and might have been neotenic amphibians. This cast is on display at Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA. — wm_TAW-3769_Acanthostega-amphibian-fossil-Boris

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