Stenotosauridae
Appearance
Stenotosauridae Temporal range:
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Stenotosaurus stantonensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Clade: | †Capitosauria |
Superfamily: | †Mastodonsauroidea |
Family: | †Stenotosauridae Heyler, 1969 |
Genera | |
Stenotosauridae is an extinct family of mastodonsauroid temnospondyls. It has included genera such as Stenotosaurus, Wellesaurus, and Procyclotosaurus.[1][2]
References
- ^ Morales, M.; Shishkin, M.A. (2002). "A re-assessment of Parotosuchus africanus (Broom), a capitosauroid temnospondyl amphibian from the Triassic of South Africa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0001:araopa]2.0.co;2. S2CID 86254209.
- ^ Fortuny, Josep; Galobart, À; De Santisteban, C. (2011). "A new capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the relationships within the Capitosauria" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (3): 553–566. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0025.