Batrachosuchus henwoodi is a fossil species of amphibian, first described as Blinasaurus henwoodi by John W. Cosgriff in 1969.[1] The species was placed in a new generic combination when separating the genus Blinasaurus, currently subsumed as a synonym to the genus Platycepsion.[2]
Batrachosuchus henwoodi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Family: | †Brachyopidae |
Genus: | †Batrachosuchus |
Species: | †B. henwoodi
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Binomial name | |
†Batrachosuchus henwoodi John W. Cosgriff, 1969[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b Cosgriff, J.W. (1969). "Blinasaurus, a brachyopid genus from Western Australia and New South Wales". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 52 (3). The Society: 65–90.
- ^ Warren, Anne; Marsicano, Claudia (17 April 2000). "Banksiops, a replacement name for Banksia townrowi (Amphibia, Temnospondyli)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20 (1): 186. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0186:BARNFB]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86109764.