Capitosaurus

Extinct genus of temnospondyls

Capitosaurus
Temporal range: Upper Triassic
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Capitosaurus polaris skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Temnospondyli
Superfamily:
Capitosauroidea
Family:
Capitosauridae
Genus:
Capitosaurus

Münster, 1836
Binomial name
Capitosaurus polaris
Wiman, 1914

Capitosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl whose remains have been found in Spitsbergen and Germany. Its skull was 30 cm long, with a total length over 122 cm.[1] Several species have been assigned to the genus over the years, but only C. polaris is still valid today.[2]

Restoration of C. polaris

References

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  1. ^ http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". doi:10.15468/39omei.
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Trematolestes hagdorni

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Gerrothorax pulcherrimus
Taxon identifiers
Capitosaurus


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