Crossotelos fossil map
Where fossils of Crossotelos have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 275 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 275 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 | 290.1–274.4 million years ago (Artinskian to Kungurian) |
| Periods | Permian |
| Family | Urocordylidae |
| Named by | Case 1902 |
| Fossil records | 3 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Wellington, Lueders |
About Crossotelos
Crossotelos is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs within the family Urocordylidae. It contains a single species, Crossotelos annulatus.
Crossotelos lived in modern-day Oklahoma and Texas, United States during the Early Permian.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crossotelos (revision 1368732486), 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: Q5188752.
