Broomistega is an extinct temnospondyl amphibian from the family Rhinesuchidae known from a single species, B. putterili, which was renamed from Lydekkerina putterili in 2000. Fossils are known from the Early Triassic about 251-249 million years ago in modern day South Africa.
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Broomistega was discovered alongside the cynodont Thrinaxodon (a mammal relative) in a cast of a burrow. The individual probably entered the burrow while the cynodont was in a state of aestivation (dormancy) and afterwards a flash flood filled the burrow with sediment to preserve both bodies together. The synchrotron scanning was the Broomistega skeleton. All bones are preserved except for a few phalanges of the right hind foot, and nearly all of the bones are articulated as they were in life.
In Popular Culture[]
- Broomistega appears in the documentary Ancient Earth during the mammals episode alongside Thrinaxodon.
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2. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/a-triassic-cuddle-set-in-stone