-
Mastodonsaurus giganteus is not only
thought to have been the
largest capitosaur, but
possibly also the
largest amphibian to have lived. The
latest known...
- trematosaurs)
flourished briefly in the
Early Tri****ic,
while others (e.g.
capitosaurs)
remained successful throughout the
whole period, or only came to prominence...
- certainly) Rhaetian,
while a
capitosaur humerus was
found in Rhaetian-age
deposits in 2018. Therefore,
plagiosaurids and
capitosaurs were
likely victims of...
- lissamphibians. In some temnospondyls, such as the
dvinosaur Erpetosaurus, the
capitosaur Mastodonsaurus and the
trematosaur Microposaurus,
tusks in the
lower jaw...
- of the
relict dissorophoid Micropholis stowi and
remains of
immature capitosaurs representing some of the
smallest known members of the group. Evidence...
- and
Odenwaldia formed a
basal clade of
capitosaurs more
derived than Wetlugasaurus, the most
basal capitosaur.
Below is a
modified cladogram from Fortuny...
- are
together encomp****ed by the "Wetlugasaurus fauna",
named after a
capitosaur amphibian index fossil. The
Sludkian is
characterized by Wetlugasaurus...
- have
exceeded 6
meters (20 feet) in length. Like
those of many
other capitosaurs, the head of
Mastodonsaurus was triangular,
reaching about 1.5 metres...
- Kapes, respectively. The
Yarenskian as a
whole is
characterized by the
capitosaur amphibian Parotosuchus, and has also been
known as the
Parotosuchus fauna...
- Uranocentrodon, a
rhinesuchid Lydekkerina, a
lydekkerinid Mastodonsaurus, a
capitosaur Aphaneramma, a
trematosaurid Pelorocephalus, a
chigutisaurid Indobrachyops...
