Platyrhinops fossil map
Where fossils of Platyrhinops 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 | 309.8–307.4 million years ago (Moscovian) |
| Periods | Carboniferous |
| Family | Amphibamidae |
| Named by | Steen 1931 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Czech Republic |
| Rock formations | txn:123081, Kladno |
About Platyrhinops
Platyrhinops is an extinct genus amphibamid temnospondyl from the Late Carboniferous (late Westphalian stage) of Ohio and the Czech Republic. It is known from many partial skeletons from the Linton site in Saline Township, Ohio and at least 6 partial specimens from the Nýřany site from the Nýřany Member of the Kladno Formation in the Czech Republic.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Platyrhinops (revision 1283166442), 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: Q7202820.
