Metoposaurus Coloring Page — the Giant Amphibian of Ancient Wetlands
A free printable Metoposaurus coloring page — a friendly line drawing of the giant amphibian that shared the Triassic world with the very first dinosaurs, resting at the water’s edge among palms, dragonflies and fish. It suits learning activities, craft time and quiet coloring at home for children who love prehistoric animals. One thing to know before you print: the animal’s name is written across the top of the picture in Japanese katakana (メトポサウルス).
What’s in this coloring page
- Ages: preschool and up
- Subject: Metoposaurus, a prehistoric amphibian
- Style: black outlines on white, bold lines and simple shapes that are easy to fill in
- Uses: coloring at home, lessons about prehistoric life, craft projects, group activities
- Format: PNG and PDF
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Fun facts and talking points — Metoposaurus
- Metoposaurus was a large amphibian that lived about 220 million years ago, in the Late Triassic.
- It grew to around three metres long and had a broad, flat head shaped rather like a crocodile’s.
- It lived in rivers and lakes, where it is thought to have fed mainly on fish.
- Its fossils have been found in North America, Europe and elsewhere — sometimes in bone beds holding many individuals together, which may be what is left of a drying pool.
- It was not a dinosaur. It belonged to the temnospondyls, an ancient group generally thought to sit close to the ancestry of today’s frogs and salamanders.
“This animal shared its world with the earliest dinosaurs, but it lived in the water rather than out on dry land. Picture the fish swimming past it, and colour the water and the plants around it however you like.”
