Cherninia

Cherninia
Temporal range: Middle Triassic 247.0–242.0 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Order:†Temnospondyli
Suborder:†Stereospondyli
Clade:†Capitosauria
Family:†Mastodonsauridae
Genus:†Cherninia
Damiani, 2001
Species
  • C. denwai Damiani, 2001 (type)
  • C. megarhina Damiani, 2001


Cherninia is an extinct genus of mastodonsauroid temnospondyl. Fossil remains of it have been found in India. This species had an enormous skull that was 1.4 m (4.6 ft) long. The body length is believed to have been up to 4.3 m (14.1 ft) in length.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/seymouria/message/475
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