Wantzosaurus
| Wantzosaurus Temporal range:Induan,Early Triassic,
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| Wantzosaurus(1) and otherTriassicmarine predators | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Trematosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Lonchorhynchinae |
| Genus: | †Wantzosaurus Lehman,1961 |
| Species: | †W. elongatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Wantzosaurus elongatus Lehman, 1961
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Wantzosauruswas a genus oftemnospondylamphibian of theTrematosauridaefamily. Fossils have been found in theEarly TriassicMiddle Sakamena Formation(Sakamena Group) of what is nowMadagascar.It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim bylateral undulation.[1]Apelagiclifestyle for this animal has been proposed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Steyer, J. Sébastien (July 2002). "The First Articulated Trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: Implications for the Phylogeny of the Group".Palaeontology.45(4): 771–793.Bibcode:2002Palgy..45..771S.doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00260.S2CID83515233.
- ^Scheyer, Torsten M.; Romano, Carlo; Jenks, Jim; Bucher, Hugo (19 March 2014)."Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective".PLOS ONE.9(3): e88987.Bibcode:2014PLoSO...988987S.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088987.PMC3960099.PMID24647136.
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