Austropelor

Austropelor; Temporal range: Lower Pliensbachian; ~
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Temnospondyli
Family:	Brachiopoidea?
Genus:	Austropelor; Longman, 1941
Species:	'A. wadleyi
Binomial name
	Austropelor wadley; Longman, 1941

Austropelor is an extinct genus of possible chigutisaurid temnospondyl from Early Jurassic (Lower Pliensbachian stage) of Australia. Fossil remains were found at Marburg Sandstone Formation.[1] Austropelor was originally described as part of a right maxilla, yet the holotype, No. F2628, seems to be more likely a left amphibian mandible.[2] This genus was rather controversial at his original description, as, back then was the only jurassic labyrinthodont know, until the description of Siderops. After the original paper, the Marburg Sandstone Formation was regarded as of Late Triassic age with the overlying Walloon Coal Measures of possible lower jurassic age.[3] Yet was latter interpreted as Lower Jurassic in age, likely "Middle Liassic" (=Pliensbachian).[2]

Austropelor holotype consists of three conjoined pieces (-100 mm) with alveoli lacking teeth, representing segment of a left mandibular ramus with clear amphibian characters.[2] Affinities of the genus revelated relationships with brachyopoids, as well possibly a Metoposaurs.[2]

References

Longman, H. A. (1941). "A Queensland fossil amphibian". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 12 (1): 29–32.
Colbert, E. H. (1967). "A new interpretation of Austropelor, a supposed Jurassic labyrinthodont amphibian from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 15 (1): 35–41. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
Whitehouse, F. W. (1955). "The Geology of the Queensland portion of the Great Australian Artesian Basin". Queensland Parliamentary Papers. 2 (2): 653–676.

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[1] Longman, H. A. (1941). "A Queensland fossil amphibian". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 12 (1): 29–32.

[Austro-2] Colbert, E. H. (1967). "A new interpretation of Austropelor, a supposed Jurassic labyrinthodont amphibian from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 15 (1): 35–41. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[3] Whitehouse, F. W. (1955). "The Geology of the Queensland portion of the Great Australian Artesian Basin". Queensland Parliamentary Papers. 2 (2): 653–676.