Reassessment of the Early Triassic Trematosaurid Temnospondyl Tertrema acuta from the Arctic Island of Spitsbergen

• Published in: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Main Authors: Miriam A. Slodownik, Thomas Mörs, Benjamin P. Kear
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Island; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2021.1900209

Trematosaurids were globally distributed Early Triassic temnospondyl amphibians characterized by elongate ‘crocodile-like’ skulls. Some of the most famous trematosaurid fossils were discovered on the island of Spitsbergen in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago. Among these, the short-snouted trematosaur...