@animalculum It seems this find has kicked Chinlestegophis out of the caecilian stem. I'm a bit sad that stereospondyls are now, once again, utterly extinct.

#Temnospondyls

The last of the #temnospondyls – amphibians that look more like #crocodiles – became #extinct during the #Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago, after thriving on Earth for more than 200 million years.
#Paleontology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/11/pal11212201.html

My #mastodon #introduction :
I'm Lachlan. I'm a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales and the Australian Museum (where I am also a technical officer in #palaeontology ). I study #temnospondyls , fossil #crocs and other #tetrapods.
I am a former primary school #teacher and am a proud dad to 4 boys.
Here's a photo of #Eryops that I took at the #ROM #Toronto at #SVP 2 weeks ago.

Let me have a correct #introduction .
Hi! I’m Djigr, evolutionary #biologist, #paleontologist , #artist and published #paleoartist ! I work on various subjects such as #temnospondyls (#crocofrogs from the past) and 3D molecular structure prediction by AI.
I do #scicom and #sciart on feathered #dinosaurs and #evolution, am known for my fake TV journal #CROW+ that teaches about #crow biology!
I’m a co-founder of Chicken Wings Dinosaurs, which produces cute and cool paleoart :sparkles_fiery:
:)👋

Let me have a correct #introduction .
Hi! I’m Djigr, evolutionary #biologist, #paleontologist , #artist and published #paleoartist ! I work on various subjects such as #temnospondyls (#crocofrogs from the past) and 3D molecular structure prediction by AI.
I do #scicom and #sciart on feathered #dinosaurs and #evolution, am known for my fake TV journal #CROW+ that teaches about #crow biology!
I’m a co-founder of Chicken Wings Dinosaurs, which produces cute and cool paleoart :sparkles_fiery:
:)👋