Capitosaurus
Extinct genus of temnospondyls
Capitosaurus Temporal range: Upper Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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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]
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- See also: Trematosauroidea
- Metoposauroidea
- Rhytidosteoidea
- Brachyopomorpha
- Brachyopoidea
- Plagiosauroidea
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