Rhytidosteus

Rhytidosteus; Temporal range: Early Triassic
	Illustrations of the skull and a cross section of the tooth of Rhytidosteus capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Superfamily:	†Rhytidosteoidea (?)
Family:	†Rhytidosteidae (?)
Genus:	†Rhytidosteus; Owen, 1884
Type species
	†Rhytidosteus capensis; Owen, 1884

Life restoration

Rhytidosteus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of South Africa.^[1] In 2019, the remains were also discovered in the Astrakhan region, Russia.^[2]

References[]

^ Dias-da-Silva, S.; Marsicano, C. (2011). "Phylogenetic reappraisal of Rhytidosteidae (Stereospondyli: Trematosauria), temnospondyl amphibians from the Permian and Triassic". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 9 (2): 305–325. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.492664.
^ "Российские ученые обнаружили останки древних амфибий в необычном месте". lenta.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-15.

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[DSM11-1] Dias-da-Silva, S.; Marsicano, C. (2011). "Phylogenetic reappraisal of Rhytidosteidae (Stereospondyli: Trematosauria), temnospondyl amphibians from the Permian and Triassic". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 9 (2): 305–325. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.492664.

[2] "Российские ученые обнаружили останки древних амфибий в необычном месте". lenta.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-15.

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