Gerrothorax fossil map
Where fossils of Gerrothorax 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 | Plagiosauridae |
| Named by | Nilsson 1934 |
| Fossil records | 15 occurrences at 14 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany, Greenland, Sweden, France |
| Rock formations | Fleming Fjord, txn:37169, Erfurt, Trossingen, Löwenstein, Hassberge |
About Gerrothorax
Gerrothorax ("wicker chest") is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Triassic period of Greenland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and possibly Thailand. It is known from a single species, G. pulcherrimus, although several other species such as G. pustuloglomeratus have been named in the past.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gerrothorax (revision 1375580804), 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: Q134415.
