Watsonisuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Early Triassic of Australia, Madagascar, and South Africa.[1] It was up to 122 cm long and had a robust skull of 24 cm in length.[2]
| Watsonisuchus Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
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| Holotype skull of W. gunganj | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Clade: | †Capitosauria |
| Genus: | †Watsonisuchus Ochev, 1966 |
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Up to four species are known:[3] W. magnus (the type species), W. aliciae (which may instead belong to Warrenisuchus), W. gunganj, and W. rewanensis.
References
edit- ↑ Steyer, J. Sebastien (2003). "A revision of the Early Triassic "captisaurs" (Stegocephali, Stereospondyli) from Madagascar, with remarks on their comparative ontogeny". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (3): 544–555. Bibcode:2003JVPal..23..544S. doi:10.1671/1740. S2CID 85667716.
- ↑ "AmphibianS.xls" (PDF). angellis.net. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor Lizard Megalania by Ralph E. Molnar (Pg. 39)
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