Plagioscutum fossil map
Where fossils of Plagioscutum 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 | 247–237 million years ago |
| Periods | Triassic |
| Family | Plagiosauridae |
| Named by | Shishkin 1986 |
| Fossil records | 9 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| Rock formations | Donguz, Bukobay, Inder, El'tonskiy |
About Plagioscutum
Plagioscutum is an extinct genus of Middle Triassic temnospondyl amphibian from the Ladinian Inder Formation of Kazakhstan and the Anisian Donguz Formation of Russia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plagioscutum (revision 1200970686), 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: Q7200513.
