Koinia fossil map
Where fossils of Koinia 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 | 277.3–266.9 million years ago (Kungurian to Roadian) |
| Periods | Permian |
| Family | Archegosauridae |
| Named by | Gubin 1993 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Russia |
| Rock formations | txn:37057 |
About Koinia
Koinia is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Late Permian of Russia. It is an archegosauroid in the subfamily Melosaurinae. Koinia was named in 1993 with the description of the type species K. silantjevi, based on fossils that were found in the Ocher Assemblage Zone, near the Vym River in the Komi Republic.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Koinia (revision 1274392638), 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: Q6426317.
