Koolasuchus

Koolasuchus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian), 125–120 Ma
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Holotype mandibles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Family: †Chigutisauridae
Genus: †Koolasuchus
Warren et al., 1997
Type species
†Koolasuchus cleelandi
Warren et al., 1997

Koolasuchus is an extinct genus of brachyopoid temnospondyl in the family Chigutisauridae. Fossils have been found from Victoria, Australia and date back 125-120 million years ago to Barremian-Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Koolasuchus is the youngest known temnospondyl. It is known from several fragments of the skull and other bones such as vertebrae, ribs, and pectoral elements. The type species Koolasuchus cleelandi was named in 1997. K. cleelandi was adopted as the fossil emblem for the state of Victoria, Australia on 13 January 2022.[1]

  1. ^ Government of Victoria (13 January 2022). "Proclamations" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. p. G42. Retrieved 15 January 2022.