Nooxobeia fossil map
Where fossils of Nooxobeia 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 | 274.4–264.28 million years ago (Roadian to Wordian) |
| Periods | Permian |
| Family | Dissorophidae |
| Named by | Gee et al. 2018 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Chickasha |
About Nooxobeia
Nooxobeia is an extinct genus of dissorophid temnospondyl from the Early Permian (Guadalupian) of Oklahoma. The generic name is derived from the Arapaho (a language spoken in the type locality of the holotype) word nooxobe, which means frog.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nooxobeia (revision 1283166420), 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: Q57720920.
