Keratobrachyops
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| Keratobrachyops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | Stereospondyli |
| Infraorder: | Trematosauria |
| (unranked): | Brachyopomorpha |
| Genus: | Keratobrachyops |
Keratobrachyops is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl. It was previously thought to be a basal chigutisaurid but is now thought to be a basal brachyopomorph closely related to the genus Bothriceps, and may even be a synonym of it.[1][2]
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- ↑ Warren, A.; and Marsicano, C. (2000). "A phylogeny of the Brachyopoidea (Temnospondyli, Stereospondyli)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20 (3): 462–483. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0462:APOTBT]2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ Damiani, R. J.; and Kitching, J. W. (2003). "A new brachyopid temnospondyl from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone, Upper Beaufort Group, South Africa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (1): 67–78. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2003)23[67:ANBTFT]2.0.CO;2.
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