Banksiops fossil map
Where fossils of Banksiops have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 252 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 252 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early tetrapods & amphibians |
|---|---|
| Lived | 251.902–250.8 million years ago |
| Periods | Triassic |
| Family | Brachyopidae |
| Named by | Warren and Marsicano 2000 |
| Fossil records | 5 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia |
| Rock formations | Knocklofty |
About Banksiops
Banksiops is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian in the family Brachyopidae, recovered from the Knocklofty Formation, Tasmania.
The type species, Blinasaurus townrowi, Cosgriff, 1974, was published as Banksia townrowi Warren & Marsicano, 1998 in a revision that erected this genus, a name emended to Banksiops townrowi Warren & Marsicano, 2000 in a subsequent note. The authors Anne Warren and Claudia Marscicano were alerted to another animal, a species of mite, that had used the name to commemorate the acarologist Nathan Banks. The genus name Banksia, still current for the flowering plants Banksia (named for Joseph Banks), was proposed by the palaeontologists Warren and Marsicano for the geologist Max Banks.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Banksiops (revision 1381464393), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q4856773.
