Capetus (amphibian)
Capetus Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Class: | Amphibia
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Order: | Temnospondyli
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Genus: | Capetus Steen, 1938
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Capetus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Upper Carboniferous of the Czech Republic. It reached a length of 150 cm.[1]
References[]
- Sequeira, S. E. K. & Milner, A. R. 1993. The temnospondyl amphibian Capetus from the Upper Carboniferous of the Czech Republic. Palaeontology 36, 657–680.
- Steyer, J. S., Damiani, R., Sidor, C. A., O'Keefe, R., Larsson, H. C. E., Maga, A. & Ide, O. 2006. The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. IV. Nigerpeton ricqlesi (Temnospondyli: Cochleosauridae), and the edopoid colonization of Gondwana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26, 18–28.
Categories:
- Carboniferous temnospondyls of Europe
- Temnospondyls
- Prehistoric amphibian genera
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs