Arcadia is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibians in the family Rhytidosteidae from the early Triassic. The remains were found in and named after the Arcadia Formation of Australia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Rhytidosteidae |
| Genus: | †Arcadia Warren & Black, 1985 |
| Species: | †A. myriadens
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| †Arcadia myriadens Warren & Black, 1985
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See also
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edit- ^ Warren, Anne; Black, Trevor (1 December 1985). "A new rhytidosteid (Amphibia, Labyrinthodontia) from the Early Triassic Arcadia Formation of Queensland, Australia, and the relationships of Triassic temnospondyls". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 5 (4): 303–327. doi:10.1080/02724634.1985.10011868.
- ^ Kear, Benjamin P.; Hamilton-Bruce, Robert J. (2011-04-19). Dinosaurs in Australia: Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10231-6.
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