Stanocephalosaurus
Stanocephalosaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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Cast of a Stanocephalosaurus birdi palate taken from a natural impression | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | Stereospondyli |
Superfamily: | Mastodonsauroidea |
(unranked): | Capitosauria |
Family: | Paracyclotosauridae |
Genus: | Stanocephalosaurus Brown, 1933 |
Species | |
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Stanocephalosaurus is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian that lived in North Africa and the southwestern US during the Middle Triassic. Two species are recognized, S. birdi and S. amenasensis.[1][2]
References
- ↑ B. Brown. 1933. A new genus of Stegocephalia from the Triassic of Arizona. American Museum Novitates 640:1-4
- ↑ Anissa Dahoumane, Ahmed Nedjari, Rachid Aït-Ouali, Philippe Taquet, Renaud Vacant and Jean-Sébastien Steyer (2016). "A new mastodonsauroid temnospondyl from the Triassic of Algeria: implications for the biostratigraphy and palaeoenvironments of the Zarzaïtine Series, northern Sahara". Comptes Rendus Palevol. in press.
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