Biology:Capitosaurus

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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians

Capitosaurus
Temporal range: Upper Triassic
Capitosaurus 1.JPG
Capitosaurus polaris skull
Scientific classification
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Superfamily:
Capitosauroidea
Family:
Capitosauridae
Genus:
Capitosaurus

Münster, 1836
Binomial name
Capitosaurus polaris
Wiman, 1914

Capitosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibians whose remains have been found in Spitsbergen and Germany . Its skull was 30 cm long, with a total length over 122 cm.[1] Several species have been assigned to the genus over the years, but only C. polaris is still valid today.[2]

Restoration of C. polaris

References

  1. http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. Capitosaurus Münster, 1836 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-07-27.

Wikidata ☰ Q3825368 entry