Iberospondylus

Iberospondylus Temporal range: Stephanian ~302 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Iberospondylus schultzei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Teleostomi
Superclass:	Tetrapoda
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Genus:	†Iberospondylus Laurina & Soler-Gijóna, 2001
Type species
†Iberospondylus schultzei Laurina & Soler-Gijóna, 2001

Iberospondylus is an extinct genus of basal temnospondyl amphibian which lived in a marine environment. The type material was found in the Emma Quarry Amphibian Bed of the Puertollano Basin, Ciudad Real province, southern Spain and extended the record for temnospondyls on the peninsula by 45 million years. Along with the holotype, a skull with several disarticulated vertebrae and ribs, two other partial skeletons are known. The name is derived from "Iberia" name of the peninsula where Spain is located, plus "spodylos", Greek for vertebra. The species name is in honor of Dr. Hans-Peter Schultze.

External links

• Publication.
• Laurin, Michel & Soler-Gijón, Rodrigo 2001. "The oldest stegocephalian from the Iberian Peninsula: evidence that temnospondyls were euryhaline" Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences - Series III - Sciences de la Vie 324(5):495-501