Rhytidosteus
| Rhytidosteus Temporal range:Early Triassic
| |
|---|---|
| |
| Illustrations of the skull and a cross section of the tooth ofRhytidosteus capensis | |
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Superfamily: | †Rhytidosteoidea(?) |
| Family: | †Rhytidosteidae(?) |
| Genus: | †Rhytidosteus Owen,1884 |
| Type species | |
| †Rhytidosteus capensis Owen, 1884
| |
Rhytidosteusis an extinctgenusoftemnospondylamphibian from theEarly Triassicof South Africa.[1]In 2019, the remains were also discovered in theAstrakhan region,Russia.
References
[edit]- ^Dias-da-Silva, S.; Marsicano, C. (2011). "Phylogenetic reappraisal of Rhytidosteidae (Stereospondyli: Trematosauria), temnospondyl amphibians from the Permian and Triassic".Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.9(2): 305–325.doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.492664.hdl:11336/68471.
 | ThisTemnospondyli-related article is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |