Mahavisaurus
| Mahavisaurus Temporal range: Early Triassic, Induan | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Temnospondyli |
| Family: | Rhytidosteidae |
| Genus: | Mahavisaurus Lehman, 1966 |
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Mahavisaurus is an extinct genus of rhytidosteid temnospondyl from the early Triassic period (Induan stage) of Iraro, Madagascar. It is known from the holotype MNHN MAE 3037, a nearly complete skull, recovered from the Middle Sakamena Formation. This genus was named by J. P. Lehman in 1966, and the type species is Mahavisaurus dentatus.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- ↑ Lehman, J. P. (1966). "Nouveaux Stégocéphales de Madagascar". Annales de Paléontologie (Vertébrés) 52: 117–147.
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