Comments on: A Trio of Temnospondyls

By: Pascal

Pascal — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:14:10 +0000

I saw the poster and I thought the style looked familiar. Awesome find, and awesome reconstruction!

By: Matt Celeskey

Matt Celeskey — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:41:34 +0000

Some researchers have suggested that modern amphibians have their roots in the temnospondyls (and I think Palaeos might reflect this view), but I think they are now mostly considered to be a dead end. The Tree of Life has a good summary of temnospondyl relationships.

By: Zach Miller

Zach Miller — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:44:21 +0000

This is a great drawing, Matt. Are temnospondyls related to any living amphibian groups, or were they dead ends? They look like salamanders, but I think salamanders probably represent more of a basal tetrapod body type than anything else…

By: Christopher Taylor

Christopher Taylor — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:20:32 +0000

I hadn’t even noticed that there was more than one individual represented – this is even neater than I thought.