Cyclotosaurus fossil map
Where fossils of Cyclotosaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 230 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 230 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 | 247–201.4 million years ago |
| Periods | Triassic |
| Family | Cyclotosauridae |
| Named by | Fraas 1889 |
| Fossil records | 29 occurrences at 21 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, Greenland, Luxembourg, Thailand, Russia |
| Rock formations | Stuttgart, Bromsgrove Sandstone, Löwenstein, Trossingen, txn:165256, Stuttgart (reg.: Schilfsandstein) |
About Cyclotosaurus
Cyclotosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl within the family Mastodonsauridae. It was of large size for an amphibian, having a skull length of about 56 cm (22 in).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cyclotosaurus (revision 1369870828), 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: Q2465083.
