Parapytanga

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Parapytanga
Temporal range: MiddleLate Permian 272.5–254.0 Ma
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Rhinesuchidae (?)
Genus: Parapytanga
Strapasson et al., 2015
Species:
P. catarinensis
Binomial name
Parapytanga catarinensis
Strapasson et al., 2015

Parapytanga is an extinct monotypic genus of temnospondyl amphibian, the type species being Parapytanga catarinensis. Parapytanga belongs to the family Rhinesuchidae. Fossils have been found in the Middle Permian Rio do Rasto Formation of Brazil.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ A. Strapasson, F. L. Pinheiro, and M. B. Soares. 2015. On a New Stereospondylomorph Temnospondyl from the Middle—Late Permian of Southern Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60(4):843-855 [R. Butler/E. Dunne]


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