Biology:Wantzosaurus
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Short description: Genus of amphibians
| Wantzosaurus | |
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| Wantzosaurus (1) and other Triassic marine predators | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Trematosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Lonchorhynchinae |
| Genus: | †Wantzosaurus Lehman, 1961 |
| Species: | †W. elongatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Wantzosaurus elongatus Lehman, 1961
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Wantzosaurus was a genus of temnospondyl amphibian of the Trematosauridae family. Fossils have been found in the Early Triassic Middle Sakamena Formation (Sakamena Group) of what is now Madagascar . It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim by lateral undulation.[1] A pelagic lifestyle for this animal has been proposed.[2]
References
- ↑ Steyer, J. Sébastien (July 2002). "The First Articulated Trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: Implications for the Phylogeny of the Group". Palaeontology 45 (4): 771–793. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00260. Bibcode: 2002Palgy..45..771S.
- ↑ Scheyer, Torsten M.; Romano, Carlo; Jenks, Jim; Bucher, Hugo (19 March 2014). "Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective". PLOS ONE 9 (3): e88987. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088987. PMID 24647136. Bibcode: 2014PLoSO...988987S.
Wikidata ☰ Q7968192 entry
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