# Chigutisauridae > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chigutisauridae > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chigutisauridae.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chigutisauridae > Source revision: 1355290198 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Extinct family of temnospondyls Chigutisauridae Temporal range: Early Triassic–Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Pelorocephalus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Superfamily: †Brachyopoidea Family: †Chigutisauridae Rusconi, 1951 *[Arenaerpeton supinatus](/source/Arenaerpeton)* (specimen AM F125866) from the [Sydney Basin](/source/Sydney_Basin) **Chigutisauridae** is an extinct [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) of large [temnospondyls](/source/Temnospondyl). The only genera recognized as belonging to Chigutisauridae at the current time are all from [Gondwana](/source/Gondwana). Chigutisaurids first appeared during the Early Triassic in Australia.[1] During the Late Triassic they became widely distributed in Gondwana, with fossils found in South Africa, India and South America.[2] *[Koolasuchus](/source/Koolasuchus)* from the Early Cretaceous of Australia represents the youngest known temnospondyl.[3][1] ## List of genera - *[Arenaerpeton](/source/Arenaerpeton)*[1] - *[Compsocerops](/source/Compsocerops)* - *[Keratobrachyops](/source/Keratobrachyops)* (placement uncertain) - *[Koolasuchus](/source/Koolasuchus)* - *[Kuttycephalus](/source/Kuttycephalus)* - *[Pelorocephalus](/source/Pelorocephalus)* - *[Siderops](/source/Siderops)* ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hart2023_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hart2023_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Hart2023_1-2) Hart, Lachlan J.; Gee, Bryan M.; Smith, Patrick M.; McCurry, Matthew R. (2023-08-03). ["A new chigutisaurid (Brachyopoidea, Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the Triassic Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia"](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F02724634.2023.2232829). *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*. **42** (6) e2232829. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F02724634.2023.2232829). [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[1959.4/104059](https://hdl.handle.net/1959.4%2F104059). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0272-4634](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0272-4634). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** DIAS-da-SILVA, Sérgio; Sengupta, Dhurjati P.; Cabreira, Sérgio F.; Da Silva, Lúcio R. (January 2012). "The presence of *Compsocerops* (Brachyopoidea: Chigutisauridae) (Late Triassic) in southern Brazil with comments on chigutisaurid palaeobiogeography: INDIAN CHIGUTISAURID GENUS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL". *Palaeontology*. **55** (1): 163–172. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01120.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1475-4983.2011.01120.x). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Warren1997_3-0)** Warren, Anne; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia (1997). ["The last last labyrinthodonts?"](https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pala/detail/247/101008/The_last_last_labyrinthodonts). *Palaeontographica Abteilung A*. **47** (1–4): 1–24. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1997PalAA.247....1W](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997PalAA.247....1W). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1127/pala/247/1997/1](https://doi.org/10.1127%2Fpala%2F247%2F1997%2F1).{{[cite journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_journal)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list)) ## Further reading - Sengupta, D.P. (1995). ["Chigutisaurid temnspondyls from the Late Triassic of India and a review of the family Chigutisauridae"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110727165447/http://palaeontology.palass-pubs.org/pdf/Vol%2038/Pages%20313-339.pdf) (PDF). *Palaeontology*: 19-59. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. - Sengupta, D.P. 2003. Triassic temnospondyls of the Pranhita-Godavari Basin, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 21: 655-662. ## External links - ["Chigutisauridae"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080515092221/http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/160Temnospondyli/500.html). *Palaeos.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/160Temnospondyli/500.html) on May 15, 2008. v t e Stereospondyli Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Order: Temnospondyli Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see Temnospondyli Stereospondyli see below↓ Stereospondyli Stereospondyli Arachana Capulomala Peltobatrachus Lapillopsidae Lapillopsis Manubrantlia Rhigerpeton Rotaurisaurus Rhinesuchidae Australerpeton? Broomistega Laccosaurus Parapytanga? Rastosuchus Rhineceps Rhinesuchoides Rhinesuchus Uranocentrodon Lydekkerinidae Chomatobatrachus Cryobatrachus Deltacephalus Eolydekkerina Indobenthosuchus Luzocephalus? Lydekkerina Capitosauria Antarctosuchus Bukobaja Calmasuchus Capitosaurus Cherninia Cyclotosaurus Edingerella Eocyclotosaurus Eryosuchus Heptasaurus Huangfuchuansuchus Jammerbergia Kestrosaurus Kupferzellia Mastodonsaurus Meyerosuchus Odenwaldia Paracyclotosaurus Parotosuchus Quasicyclotosaurus Procyclotosaurus Promastodonsaurus Rhadalognathus Samarabatrachus Sassenisaurus Sclerothorax Selenocara Stanocephalosaurus Stenotosaurus Subcyclotosaurus Tatrasuchus Vladlenosaurus Volgasaurus Volgasuchus Warrenisuchus Watsonisuchus Wellesaurus Wetlugasaurus Xenotosuchus Yuanansuchus Trematosauria see below↓ Trematosauria Trematosauria Almasaurus Bothriceps Callistomordax Chinlestegophis Keratobrachyops Laidleria Latiscopus Qantas Rileymillerus Syrtosuchus Uruyiella Benthosuchidae Benthosuchus Kwatisuchus Trematosauridae Angusaurus Aphaneramma Cosgriffius Erythrobatrachus Gonioglyptus Hyperokynodon Icanosaurus Indolyrocephalus Inflectosaurus Lyrocephaliscus Microposaurus Panchetosaurus Platystega Prothoosuchus Stoschiosaurus Tertrema Tertremoides Thoosuchus Tirraturhinus Trematolestes Trematosuchoides Trematosaurus Trematosuchus Trematotegmen Wantzosaurus Metoposauridae Anaschisma Apachesaurus Arganasaurus Buettnererpeton Dutuitosaurus Metoposaurus Panthasaurus Rhytidosteidae Boreopelta Mahavisaurus Nanolania Peltostega Pneumatostega Rhytidosteus Sangaia Trucheosaurus Derwentiinae Arcadia Acerastia Deltasaurus Derwentia Indobrachyops Rewana Chigutisauridae Arenaerpeton Chigutisaurus Compsocerops Koolasuchus Pelorocephalus Siderops Brachyopidae Banksiops Bathignathus Batrachosaurus Batrachosuchoides Batrachosuchus Blinasaurus Brachyops Gobiops Hadrokkosaurus Notobrachyops Platycepsion Sinobrachyops Vanastega Vigilius Xenobrachyops Plagiosauridae Gerrothorax Megalophthalma Plagiobatrachus Plagiorophus Plagiosaurus Plagioscutum Plagiosternum Plagiosuchus See also: Trematosauroidea Metoposauroidea Rhytidosteoidea Brachyopomorpha Brachyopoidea Plagiosauroidea Category Taxon identifiers Chigutisauridae Wikidata: Q521239 Wikispecies: Chigutisauridae EoL: 10520034 GBIF: 4815765 IRMNG: 104123 Open Tree of Life: 3621378 Paleobiology Database: 37158 This Temnospondyli-related article is a stub. 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