Aphaneramma

Aphaneramma is an extinct genus of marine temnospondyl amphibian. It lived during the Early Triassic epoch. Fossils have been found in the Mianwali Formation of Pakistan,[2] Madagascar,[3] the Zhitkov Formation of Russia,[4] and the Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard (Norway).[5]

Aphaneramma
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Family: †Trematosauridae
Subfamily: †Lonchorhynchinae
Genus: †Aphaneramma
Woodward, 1904
Early Triassic and Anisian marine predators:[1] 7. Aphaneramma

Aphaneramma had a skull about 40 centimetres (16 in).[3] Aphaneramma's jaws were very long, similar to the gharial's, and lined with small teeth. This adaptation suggests it may have preyed on fish. A marine lifestyle for this animal was proposed.[6] Aphaneramma is closely related to Cosgriffius from North America.

References
  1. Scheyer, Torsten M.; Romano, Carlo; Jenks, Jim; Bucher, Hugo (19 March 2014). "Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e88987. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...988987S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088987. PMC 3960099. PMID 24647136.
  2. Maisch, Michael W. (31 March 2020). "Aphaneramma kokeni (von Huene, 1920), a lonchorhynchine trematosaurid (Amphibia: Temnospondyli) from the Lower Triassic of Pakistan". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 295 (3): 211–241. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2020/0879. S2CID 216325073.
  3. Fortuny, Josep; Gastou, Stéphanie; Esquillié, François; Ranivoharimanana, Lovasoa; Steyer, Sébastien (29 June 2017). "A new extreme longirostrine temnospondyl from the Triassic of Madagascar: phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical implications for trematosaurids". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (8): 675–688. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1335805. S2CID 134191156.
  4. Zhitkov Formation at Fossilworks.org
  5. A. S. Woodward. 1904. On two new labyrinthodont skulls of the genera Capitosaurus and Aphaneramma. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1904:170-176
  6. Scheyer, Torsten M.; Romano, Carlo; Jenks, Jim; Bucher, Hugo (19 March 2014). "Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e88987. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...988987S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088987. PMC 3960099. PMID 24647136.


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