- Name
- Anthracosaurus russelli
- Authority
- Huxley, 1863
- Meaning of generic name
- Coal Lizard
- Meaning of specific name
- of Russell
- Size
- Skull length: 40 cm, Length: 3 m
- Remains
- Skulls and skull fragments.
- Age and Distribution
- Blackband Ironstone of Airdie, near Glasgow, Scotland (Westphalain B); Usworth Colliery, Washington, Tyne and Wear, England (Westphalian A), UK
- Classification
- Tetrapoda Emblomeri Anthracosauridae
- Further Reading
- Huxley, T. H., 1863, "Description of Anthracosaurus russelli, a new labyrinthodont form the Lanarkshire coal field": Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 19, p. 56-68.
Clack J.A. (1987) "Two new specimens of Anthracosaurus (Amphibia: Anthracosauria) from the Northumberland Coal Measures." Palaeontology, 30, 15-26.
Saturday 14 December 2013
Anthracosaurus russelli
Anthracosaurus russelli was a large (estimated length of 3 meters) predatorial eel-like creature that lived in the swamps of Scotland during the Upper Carboniferous. The eel-like shape of the body is assumed on the basis of related genera but the details of the postcranial skeleton is a mystery as only skull fragments of this animal have been found mainly in the Coal Measures of Scotland. A. russelli is currently the only recognized species as A. lancifer from Linton, Ohio, also known from a skull, has been synonymized with Leptophractus obsoletus.
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