Keratobrachyops fossil map
Where fossils of Keratobrachyops 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 | Chigutisauridae |
| Named by | Warren 1981 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia |
| Rock formations | Arcadia |
About Keratobrachyops
Keratobrachyops is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl found in the Mid-Late Triassic Q6 locality of Arcadia Formation in Queensland, Australia. It had been thought to be a basal chigutisaurid but is now thought to be a basal brachyopomorph closely related to the genus Bothriceps, and may even be a synonym of it.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Keratobrachyops (revision 1379663396), 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: Q6393633.
