Plagiobatrachus fossil map
Where fossils of Plagiobatrachus 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 | Plagiosauridae |
| Named by | Warren 1985 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia |
| Rock formations | Arcadia |
About Plagiobatrachus
Plagiobatrachus is an extinct genus of plagiosaurid temnospondyl. It is known from The Crater locality (Ladinian) of the Arcadia Formation, an Triassic formation in Australia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plagiobatrachus (revision 1379665194), 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: Q7200454.
