Eryosuchus
Eryosuchus Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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E. tverdochlebovi skull | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Clade: | †Capitosauria |
Family: | †Mastodonsauridae |
Genus: | †Eryosuchus Otschev, 1966 |
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Eryosuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Middle Triassic of northern Russia. It was a very large predator: largest specimen known could reach up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, with a skull over 1 m long.[1]
References[]
- ^ http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia by Michael J. Benton, Mikhail A. Shishkin, David M. Unwin, and Evgenii N. Kurochkin. p. 35-59.
- Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
- Chinese Fossil Vertebrates by Spencer G. Lucas
Categories:
- Triassic temnospondyls of Europe
- Middle Triassic amphibians of Europe
- Fossil taxa described in 1966
- Prehistoric amphibian genera
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs