Platyoposaurus
| Platyoposaurus Temporal range: Middle Permian | |
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| Platyoposaurus watsoni | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Tetrapoda |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Temnospondyli |
| Family: | Archegosauridae |
| Genus: | Platyoposaurus Trautschold, 1884 |
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Platyposaurus was a Temnospondyli amphibian from the Middle Permian period about 270-268 Mya.[1]
Platyoposaurus stuckenbergi
One of the discoveries includes a skull 28 cm long with a purported body length of 250 cm representing a carnivorous adult specimen.[2]
The fossil remains were found in Belebey, Bashkortostan in Russia, and the name Platyposaurus means "flat faced reptile".[3]
References
- ↑ Rich, Pat Vickers, and Thomas H. V. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Guntar Graphics, 1993, p. 31 ISBN 0-7326-0503-2
- ↑ http://www.palaeos.com/Paleozoic/Permian/Roadian.html Accessed 2007/12/16
- ↑ Rich, Pat Vickers, and Thomas H. V. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Guntar Graphics, 1993, p. 31 ISBN 0-7326-0503-2
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