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mariolanzas.bsky.social
METOPOSAURUS, from the ✨new video✨ : www.youtube.com/watch?v=YULv... dedicated to Temnospondyls 🐸 . Metoposaurus is one of the classic Temnospondyls, commonly found around Europe #metoposaurus #paleoart #temnospondyli #triassic
October 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
emilyart.bsky.social
Paleoctober Day 3: Metoposaurus
Hour long paleoart piece of the Late Triassic temnospondyl Metoposaurus becoming trapped in the muck of a drying ephemeral pond for day three of this year's Paleoctober.
October 3, 2024 at 8:54 PM
thebiobob.bsky.social
For those who don't know I also prepare fossils, my work includes:

A lacrimal (skull bone/horn) of Allosaurus Big Al Two.

The most complete phytosaur head from Europe.

The only Metoposaurus skull with intact teeth.
#paleontology #dinosaurs #fossil
Left Lacrimal of Allosaurus Big Al Two Right half of a Phytosaur skull from Krasiejów, Poland Metoposaurus skull with teeth from Krasiejów, Poland
October 21, 2024 at 10:29 PM
punkpaleo.bsky.social
Metoposaurus skull, from January 2023.
A detailed pencil illustration of a Metoposaurus skull in a top-down profile, with the head oriented vertically. The bones of the skull are covered in a variety of differently shaped pits and grooves, and the skull itself is nearly symmetrical.
March 4, 2024 at 2:43 PM
thebiobob.bsky.social
Also I did prepare the only Metoposaurus skull with teeth. Which is from the same site.
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
punkpaleo.bsky.social
Metoposaurus
A detailed pencil illustration of a Metoposaurus diagnosticus skull in a top-down view. The osteoderms' patterns and size vary wildly across the skull, from deep grooves and valleys to pock-marks and divets.
August 24, 2023 at 1:33 PM
akufner.bsky.social
One interesting example is Metoposaurus krasiejowensis described by Sulej (2007) which exhibits variation in the contribution of the lacrimal to the orbital margin. This character has been used extensively for taxonomic differentiation, so seeing variation within a population is...disconcerting.
Specimen of Metoposaurus krasiejowensis figured by Sulej (2007) that lacks an orbital contribution from the lacrimal. Holotype specimen of Metoposaurus krasiejowensis from Sulej (2007) with a lacrimal contribution to the orbital margin (the majority condition among specimens of this species).
September 23, 2026 at 9:07 PM
batmanelvisigodo.bsky.social
#temnovember2025 day 25 :Buettnererpeton
Day 25 and now its time for #Buettnererpeton, a thin skull #metoposaur from the late #Triassic of northamerica
#Paleoart #sciart #amphibian #temnospondyl #metoposaurus
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
davfoff.bsky.social
This #FossilFriday marks the end of my amazing trip to @smnstuttgart.bsky.social, and last collection visit of my MSCA postdoc project. I’ll definitely need to come back for another trip! But in the meantime I give you the temnospondyl Metoposaurus and a phytosaur friend #PhytosaurPhriday
December 6, 2024 at 1:48 PM
szympansier.bsky.social
Metoposaurus krasiejowensis.
Krasiejów, Polska.
#paleoart
November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
punkpaleo.bsky.social
Art vs artist :^)
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A nine photo collage featuring a picture of the smiling brown-haired artist in the center surrounded by eight detailed pencil illustrations of fossils. The illustrations are mostly of skulls, ranging from dinosaurs like Ceratosaurus to other extinct animals, such as Metoposaurus.
December 13, 2023 at 2:51 PM
koskinonodon.bsky.social
Konietzko-Meier et al. also leveraged this sample to provide some of the first comprehensive histological sampling of the pelvic girdle in Metoposaurus, proving you really can cut just about anything in temnospondyls: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
Assorted microphotographs showing the iliac histology, taken at the mid-shaft region in Metoposaurus, at both whole-section and close-up profiles. Assorted microphotographs showing the ischial histology in Metoposaurus, at both whole-section and close-up profiles.
January 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
palaeonavix.bsky.social
(3) Together with the Natural History Museum in Bamberg, we are on the trail of Cyclotosaurus and Metoposaurus. One was the alligator of the Triassic, the other lived like a killer catfish.
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
koskinonodon.bsky.social
Antczak et al. continue to leverage the extensive deposits of Metoposaurus from the Late Tr of Krasiejow, Poland, describing the 1st spinal arthropy (arthritis) in an extinct non-amniote and the 1st occurrence of scoliosis in Metoposaurus via sets of fused vertebral centra: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Photographs in standard anatomical profiles showing the fusion of the atlas-axis cervical complex in Metoposaurus krasiejowensis. Photographs in standard anatomical profiles showing the fusion of two presacral vertebral positions in Metoposaurus krasiejowensis.
January 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
batmanelvisigodo.bsky.social
#temnovember2024 day 23: Dutuitosaurus
And now for a big #metoposaurid, #Dutuitosaurus, a large acuatic predator from the upper Triassic of north africa, very similar to de european #Metoposaurus
#paleoart #sciart #amphibian #temnospondyl #temnovember #triassic
November 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM
koskinonodon.bsky.social
Hey @stevebrusatte.bsky.social, how come the reconstruction in your Metoposaurus paper doesn't look like this one? Inquiring minds want to know

www.amazon.com/Ancient-Amph...
A horrifying AI-generated artwork (probably for a completely AI-generated book) purportedly depicting the metoposaurid Metoposaurus algarvensis from the Late Triassic of Portugal. What it really depicts is some kind of heavy-set animal with a reptilian head, spikes on the body, and reptilian scales, apparently standing perfectly flat on water.
January 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
schilthuizen.bsky.social
Best title ever!

"Hips do not lie… histology of the pelvic girdle elements of Metoposaurus from the Late Triassic of Poland" fr.pensoft.net/articles.php...
Hips do not lie… histology of the pelvic girdle elements of Metoposaurus from the Late Triassic of Poland
The pelvic elements are among the least histologically studied skeletal elements of Temnospondyli, despite the fact that their histological framework can provide a lot of information about skeletochro...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
richardjbutler.bsky.social
Great to see Geopark Argarvensis in Portugal achieve official UNESCO status. The initial development of the UNESCO Geopark was inspired by our 2014 discovery/naming of the Triassic amphibian Metoposaurus algarvensis, which gives the park its name and logo!

www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
April 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
idw-online.de
#ScienceNews
238 bis 234 Millionen Jahre alte Fossilien liefern neue Erkenntnisse über die Anpassungsfähigkeit und Evolution der Urlurche. Ein Team am @SMNStuttgart fand eine unerwartete Vielfalt von Urlurchen trotz lebensfeindlicher Bedingun...
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Raphael Moreno in der paläontologischen Sammlung des Naturkundemuseums Stuttgart mit dem Unterkieferrest eines Metoposaurus. - Copyright SMNS, L. Reinöhl
January 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
koskinonodon.bsky.social
@stereospondyl.bsky.social et al. described fraggy material from the Middle-Late Triassic Grabfeld Fm of Germany, identifying the oldest known #metoposaurid remains, proposing biogeographic scenarios for the clade, & reviving the hypothesis of osmotic tolerance. doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
Fragmentary temnospondyl specimens collected from the Grabfeld Formation of southern Germany. A. SMNS 97058, a fragmentary angular of Metoposaurus sp. B–C, SMNS 55899, a fragmentary clavicle of Metoposaurus sp.; B. Natural mould; C. Silicone mould; D–G. SMNS 59770, a fragmentary interclavicle of Metoposaurus sp. in D. Ventral; E. Dorsal; F. Lateral view; G. Close-up of vascular foramina; H. SMNS 97109, a fragmentary dermal bone of Gerrothorax sp. I–K, SMNS 59771, a fragmentary interclavicle of Plagiosternum sp. in I. Dorsal; J. Lateral; K. Ventral view. L–N, SMNS 97123, an isolated capitosauroid vertebra in L. Anterior; M. Posterior, N. Lateral view; O. SMNS 97125, an isolated temnospondyl caudal vertebra in ventral view; P. SMNS 97124, an isolated temnospondyl phalange. Scale bars: 20 mm (A–G, L–N, P); 50 mm (O); 10 mm (H, I–K). Stratigraphic correlation of the German Middle and Late Triassic Metoposaurus-bearing formations with other metoposaurid-bearing formations around the world. Correlations are based on (DSK 2005; Szulc et al. 2015; Martz and Parker 2017; Zouheir et al. 2018; Buffa et al. 2019; Datta et al. 2021; Sues et al. 2021; Zeh et al. 2021; Lovelace et al. 2023). Abbrevations: Rhaet. – Rhaetian, Longo. – Longobardian, Cord. – Cordevolian, J – Julian, Tu – Tuvalian, LVF – Land Vertebrate Faunachron, CPE – Carnian Pluvial Event, Madagas. – Madagascar, P.-G. – Pranhita-Godavari, AZ – Arizona, NM – New Mexico, TX – Texas, u.c. – upper carbonate, Shinar. – Shinarump, Mmb. – Member, Tectolit. – Tectolito, T. La. – Tres Lagunas, SS. – Sandstone, B. Ran. – Boren Ranch, Fm. – Formation. The Grabfeld material described in this paper represents the oldest known metoposaurid material (early Carnian) and the only record that pre-dates the Carnian Pluvial Event, after which metoposaurids appear in North America, India, Madagascar, Morocco, and other parts of western Europe. Norian records are restricted to Germany, North America, and questionable reports of uncollected material from Zimbabwe. There is some level of uncertainty in most occurrences since they lack radioisotopic dates of metoposaurid-bearing horizons.
January 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
digitalfossil.bsky.social
Temnospondyls have big heads and its definitely not for brains
Happy Metoposaurus about to devour big ass piece of pizza, who knows where he found it
October 15, 2024 at 7:13 AM
koskinonodon.bsky.social
Quarto & Antczak continue the expansive work on the Late Triassic Metoposaurus krasiejowensis from Poland, documenting intraspecific variation in attributes of the lower jaw that they suggest reflect a measure of ecological variation. doi.org/10.24425/agp...
Interpretive illustrations of the two morphotypes of lower jaw in the Late Triassic metoposaurid Metoposaurus krasiejowensis from Poland in lingual (inner) view. The main differences pertain to curvature along the dorsoventral axis, shape of the Meckelian window, number of accessory foramina on the prearticular, and height of the coronoid process; some features have been slightly exaggerated. Photographs of select regions of the lower jaw to highlight intraspecific differences in the lower jaw of Metoposaurus krasiejowensis, including the presence/absence of either a large tusk or an edentulous region adjacent to the tusk in the symphysial region; the size and shape of the adductor fossa; and the number of accessory foramina on the posterior lingual surface.
January 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ausarchosaur.bsky.social
Did not know that metoposaurs had stiff vertebral columns, suggesting plesiosaur-like synchronous use of the limbs/flippers for locomotion, and the tail acting as a rudder.
Sulej (2007): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tomasz-Sulej/publication/285773842_Osteology_variability_and_evolution_of_Metoposaurus_a_temnospondyl_from_the_Late_Triassic_of_Poland/links/5698e5c808ae1c4279067e84/Osteology-variability-and-evolution-of-Metoposaurus-a-temnospondyl-from-the-Late-Triassic-of-Poland.pdf
September 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
danpaluh.bsky.social
Interested in bone histology? Temnospondyl amphibians? Check out this new paper by my PhD student, Sudipta Kalita, from his MSc work on Metoposaurus at the University of Bonn! doi.org/10.1111/joa....
Illuminating the dark mess of fibers: Application of circular cross polarized light in unravelling the bone tissue structure of the dermal pectoral girdle of Metoposaurus krasiejowensis
Circular cross polarized light reveals the fine stucture of dermal bone tissue of a metoposaurid amphibian from the Late Triassic. Top right image shows the looped interwoven fibered bone when illumi....
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January 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
emilyart.bsky.social
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Paleoctober Day 3: Metoposaurus #Paleoart
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October 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM