Stenotosauridae

Stenotosauridae
Temporal range: Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: "Amphibia" (wide sense)
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Clade: Capitosauria
Superfamily: Mastodonsauroidea
Family: Stenotosauridae
Heyler, 1969

Stenotosauridae is an extinct family of mastodonsauroid temnospondyls. It has included genera such as Stenotosaurus, Wellesaurus, and Procyclotosaurus.[1][2]

References

  1. Morales, M.; Shishkin, M.A. (2002). "A re-assessment of Parotosuchus africanus (Broom), a capitosauroid temnospondyl amphibian from the Triassic of South Africa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (1): 1–11.
  2. Fortuny, Josep; Galobart, À; and De Santisteban, C. (2011). "A new capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the relationships within the Capitosauria". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 (in press). doi:10.4202/app.2010.0025.