Tupilakosaurus fossil map
Where fossils of Tupilakosaurus 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 | Tupilakosauridae |
| Named by | Nielsen 1954 |
| Fossil records | 16 occurrences at 15 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Russia, Greenland |
| Rock formations | Kopanskaya, Wordy Creek, Vokhminskaya, Sukhorechka |
About Tupilakosaurus
Tupilakosaurus is an extinct genus of dvinosaurian temnospondyl within the family Tupilakosauridae.
Two species are known:
Tupilakosaurus heilmani Nielsen, 1954 — Wordie Creek Formation, Greenland
Tupilakosaurus wetlugensis Shishkin, 1961 — Vokhma and Kopanskaya Formation, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tupilakosaurus (revision 1354843403), 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: Q15122610.
