Platyoposaurus
Platyoposaurus was a temnospondyl from the Middle Permian epoch about 270-268 Mya.[1]
| Platyoposaurus Temporal range: Middle Permian | |
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| Reconstructed skeleton of P. stuckenbergi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Family: | †Archegosauridae |
| Genus: | †Platyoposaurus Lydekker, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Platyops rickardi Twelvetrees, 1880 | |
| Species | |
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Discovery
Restoration of P. stuckenbergi
Restoration of P. watsoni
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 in Bashkortostan, Russia; the name Platyoposaurus means "flat-faced lizard" and was coined after the original name Platyops turned out to be preoccupied.[3]
References
- Rich, Pat Vickers, and Thomas H. V. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Guntar Graphics, 1993, p. 31 ISBN 0-7326-0503-2
- "Palaeos Paleozoic: Permian: The Roadian Age". Archived from the original on 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 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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