Banksiops is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian in the family Brachyopidae, recovered from the Knocklofty Formation, Tasmania.[1]

Banksiops
Restoration of Banksiops townrowi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Brachyopidae
Genus: Banksiops
Warren & Marsicano, 2000

The type species, Blinasaurus townrowi, Cosgriff, 1974, was published as Banksia townrowi Warren & Marsicano, 1998 in a revision that erected this genus, a name emended to Banksiops townrowi Warren & Marsicano, 2000 in a subsequent note. The authors Anne Warren and Claudia Marscicano were alerted to another animal, a species of mite, that had used the name to commemorate the acarologist Nathan Banks. The genus name Banksia, still current for the flowering plants Banksia (named for Joseph Banks), was proposed by the palaeontologists Warren and Marsicano for the geologist Max Banks.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Warren, A.; Marsicano, C. (2000). "Banksiops, a replacement name for Banksia townrowi (Amphibia, Temnospondyli)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20: 186. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0186:BARNFB]2.0.CO;2.