Yuanansuchus
Yuanansuchus is an extinct genus of mastodonsauroid temnospondyl. Fossils have been found from the Xinlingzhen formation in Yuan'an County, Hubei, China and date back to the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic.[1]
| Yuanansuchus Temporal range: Anisian | |
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| Genus: | Yuanansuchus Liu and Wang, 2005 |
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See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- Liu, J.; Wang, Y. (2005). "The first complete mastodonsauroid skull from the Triassic of China: Yuanansuchus laticeps gen. et sp. nov". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (3): 725–728. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0725:tfcmsf]2.0.co;2.
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