Biology:Calmasuchus
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Clade: | †Capitosauria |
| Genus: | †Calmasuchus Fortuny et al., 2011 |
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| †Calmasuchus acri Fortuny et al., 2011
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Calmasuchus is a genus of capitosaurian temnospondyl which lived during the middle Triassic (lower-middle Anisian age). Fossils of Calmasuchus have been recovered from the La Mora site of the Catalan basin in Barcelona of Spain .[1] Identified from a partial skull roof and palate (holotype IPS-37401 (LM-83)), skull fragments (IPS-37401 (LM-63, LM-101, L and M1)) and complete hemi-mandible (IPS-12 42407 (LM-4)), it was named by Josep Fortuny, Àngel Galobart and Carles De Santisteban in 2011. The type species is Calmasuchus acri.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Josep Fortuny, Àngel Galobart and Carles De Santisteban (2011). "A new capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the relationships within the Capitosauria". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 (3): 553–566. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0025. http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app56/app20100025.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3755436 entry
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