Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Aug 9, 2023

Scientists name #NewSpecies of #extinct giant #amphibian from #fossil found in retaining wall https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-species-extinct-giant-amphibian.html

A new #chigutisaurid (#Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the #Triassic Sydney Basin, #NewSouthWales, #Australia https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829

"This fossil is a unique example of #extinct #temnospondyls... We don't often find #skeletons with the head and body still attached, and the #SoftTissuePreservation is an even rarer occurrence."

Scientists name new species of extinct giant amphibian from fossil found in retaining wall

Arenaerpeton supinatus was discovered in rocks cut from a nearby quarry that were intended for the building of a garden wall.

Phys.org