Biology:Watsonisuchus
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
| Watsonisuchus Temporal range: Early Triassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Clade: | †Capitosauria |
| Genus: | †Watsonisuchus Ochev, 1966 |
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Watsonisuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of Australia , Madagascar , and South Africa .[1] It was up to 122 cm long and had a robust skull of 24 cm in length.[2]
Three or four species are known:[3] W. magnus (the type species), W. aliciae (which may instead belong to Warrenisuchus), W. gunganj, and W. rewanensis.
References
- ↑ Steyer, J. Sebastien (2003). "A revision of the Early Triassic "captisaurs" (Stegocephali, Stereospondyli) from Madagascar, with remarks on their comparative ontogeny". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (3): 544–555. doi:10.1671/1740.
- ↑ "AmphibianS.xls". http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf.
- ↑ 'Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor Lizard Megalania by Ralph E. Molnar (Pg. 39)
Wikidata ☰ Q7974890 entry
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