Tertremoides fossil map
Where fossils of Tertremoides 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 | 251.902–248.6 million years ago |
| Periods | Triassic |
| Family | Trematosauridae |
| Named by | Lehman 1979 |
| Fossil records | 3 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Madagascar |
| Rock formations | Middle Sakamena |
About Tertremoides
Tertremoides is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Trematosauridae from Madagascar. It was first named by Lehman, J-P. in 1966 as Trematosaurus madagascariensis but renamed to Tertremoides ambilobensis by Lehman in 1979. Its closest relative was Trematolestes.
Below is a cladogram showing the phylogenetic position of Tertremoides, from Schoch (2006):
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tertremoides (revision 1354843601), 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: Q7705283.
