Megalocephalus
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| Megalocephalus Temporal range: Late Carboniferous | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Superclass: | Tetrapoda |
| Superfamily: | †Loxommotoidea |
| Family: | †Baphetidae/Loxommatidae |
| Genus: | †Megalocephalus |
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Restoration
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Megalocephalus Fossil from Maoming, Guangdong, China.". www.artsourceasia.com. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
External links
- Megalocephalus at the Paleobiology Database
- A new baphetid (stem tetrapod) from the Upper Carboniferous of Tyne and Wear, U.K., and the evolution of the tetrapod occiput. By J.A. Clack
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