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525 / Mesozoic
Aphaneramma
Aphaneramma rostratum
An extremely narrow snout gave this temnospondyl a gharial-like profile on an amphibian skeleton.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 251–247 million years ago
- Final stage
- Early Triassic
- Geographic range
- Estuary and shallow coast · Europe and Asia
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Aphaneramma?
Aphaneramma (Aphaneramma rostratum) was an extinct organism known from About 251–247 million years ago, with a range in Estuary and shallow coast · Europe and Asia.
Life and ecology
It snapped at fish in estuaries and lagoons.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Aphaneramma disappear?
Middle Triassic turnover among aquatic predators is possible context, but it does not establish why Aphaneramma disappeared.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Aphaneramma?
Skulls and partial skeletons preserve the snout and lateral-line grooves; salinity tolerance is inferred.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Rewrote an extinction cause that presented environmental or faunal turnover as established; it is now given as context the record does not prove.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS