Article: Chigutisaurid temnospondyls from the Late Triassic of India and a review of the Family Chigutisauridae

Two chigutisaurids (Amphibia, Temnospondyli), Compsocerops cosgriffi gen. et sp. nov. and Kuttycephalus triangularis gen. et. sp. nov., from the Late Triassic Maleri Formation, Pranhita-Godavari valley, Deccan, India are described. In the past, the only known chigutisaurids have been two genera from Australia and probably two from South America. Relationships within the family are analysed and two groups are recognized. They possess marked differences in their palate and dentition. The Late Triassic beds of the Pranhita-Godavari valley exhibit a rapid faunal change. Two faunal zones are present in the Maleri Formation. The age of the lower zone is possibly Late Carnian and the upper is Early Norian. Chigutisaurids are present in the upper faunal zone only.