Karaurus ( lat. Karaurus sharovi ) is a type of ancient tailed amphibians living in the Late Jurassic period in the territory of Kazakhstan . Known from the only specimen found in the 1970s in a lake burial in Kazakhstan.
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| Karaurus sharovi |
The name means "tail from Karatau" ( Karatau - the mountains where Karaus was discovered).
Description
Karaurus - a tailed amphibian of medium size and powerful constitution, with a broad frog's skull, short body and large limbs. According to the skeleton structure, the Karaus is more primitive than any modern tailed amphibians. This led scientists to the idea of the origin of modern tailed amphibians from a more advanced ancestor. After the discovery of karaurus, other ancient tail amphibians were found in China, Europe and North America. The bones of the limbs of a single specimen are underdeveloped. It could be a young individual.
