Onchiodon fossil map
Where fossils of Onchiodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 300 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 300 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 | 303.7–259.857 million years ago |
| Periods | Carboniferous, Permian |
| Family | Eryopidae |
| Named by | Geinitz 1861 |
| Fossil records | 12 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany, Czech Republic, United States |
| Rock formations | Niederhäslich-Schweinsdorf, Oberhof, Ilmenau, Mohrenbach, Manebach, Goldlauterer |
About Onchiodon
Onchiodon is an extinct genus of temnospondyl. It is primarily known from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, but also from the Permian of North America. It was an amphibious carnivore.
A number of species have been described:Onchiodon credneri Fritsch, 1901
Onchiodon labyrinthicus Geinitz, 1861 – type species
Onchiodon langenhani Werneburg, 1989
Onchiodon manebachensis Langenhan, 1909
Onchiodon thuringiensis Werneburg, 2008
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Onchiodon (revision 1369956312), 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: Q7092023.
