Permian lakes
- Future
- Good. This genus and its relatives were common for many years to come.
- Favoritefood
- Fish and small animals
- Favorite place
- Lakes and rivers
- Founding place
- Autun, France
Amblypterus voltzi
Amblypterus was common during the Permian, and its unsymmetrical tail fin probably limited its swimming speed. Like many other fish of this period, its scales were coated with enamel which provided good protection.
The shiny gold colour comes from the mineral pyrite (”fool’s gold”) which was added during the fossilization process.
- Future
- Poor. This group of amphibians got extinct at the end of the Triassic.
- Favoritefood
- Amphibians and fish
- Favorite place
- Lakes and rivers
- Founding place
- Lebach, Germany
Archegosaurus decheni
This skull with lower jaw is a cast of the early amphibian Archegosaurus. Like its relatives, Eryops and Mastodonsaurus, Archegosaurus had a heavy skull with two large eye sockets. But Archegosaurus had a long snout and its life style was probably more like that of a crocodile.
- Future
- Good. This genus and its relatives were common for many years to come.
- Favoritefood
- Fish and small animals
- Favorite place
- Lakes and rivers
- Founding place
- Autun, France
Amblypterus voltzi
Amblypterus was common during the Permian, and its unsymmetrical tail fin probably limited its swimming speed. Like many other fish of this period, its scales were coated with enamel which provided good protection.
The shiny gold colour comes from the mineral pyrite (”fool’s gold”) which was added during the fossilization process.
Fossils and Evolution
This is part of the exhibition Fossils and Evolution at the Museum of Natural History in Stockholm.
