Megalocephalus

Megalocephalus
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
Megalocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Superfamily: †Loxommotoidea
Family: †Baphetidae/Loxommatidae
Genus: †Megalocephalus
Species
  • †Megalocephalus pachycephalus[1]
  • †Megalocephalus lineolatus[2]
Synonyms
  • †Anisodexis Cope, 1882

Megalocephalus is an extinct genus of loxommatid from the late Carboniferous period. Its fossils have been found in China and North America.[1] It contains two species, M. pachycephalus and M. lineolatus.[2] The skull of M. pachycephalus could measure about eight inches long.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Megalocephalus Fossil from Maoming, Guangdong, China.". www.artsourceasia.com. http://www.artsourceasia.com/pages/fossilpages/fossil17.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  2. ^ a b "Confirmation of Romer's Gap as a low oxygen interval constraining the timing of initial arthropod and vertebrate terrestrialization". Ward et al. National Academy of Sciences. 2008. http://www.pnas.org/content/103/45/16818/suppl/DC1. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 

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