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Metoposauridae is an
extinct family of
trematosaurian temnospondyls. The
family is
known from the Tri****ic period. Most
members are large, approximately...
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large temnospondyls.
These animals were part of the
family called Metoposauridae,
which filled the crocodile-like
predatory niches in the late Tri****ic...
- (Amphibia: Temnospondyli) from Texas, USA and a
phylogenetic analysis of the
Metoposauridae". PeerJ. 10: e14065. doi:10.7717/peerj.14065. S2CID 252894139....
- four-fingered m**** as the
predominant or
plesiomorphic condition. At
least in
Metoposauridae,
there are both taxa with four
fingers and taxa with five. The hindlimb...
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Capitosauria †Suborder
Trematosauria †Family
Trematosauridae †Family
Metoposauridae †Family
Plagiosauridae †Family
Rhytidosteidae †Family
Brachyopidae †Family...
- America,
Europe and
North Africa.
Metoposauroidea includes the
families Metoposauridae and Latiscopidae. Brusatte, S. L.,
Butler R. J.,
Mateus O., & Steyer...
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grouped together in
drying pools during drought. The
earliest mention of
Metoposauridae dates back to 1842 when Von
Meyer described the
dorsal view of the skull...
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Latiscopidae Metoposauridae...
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Trematosauria or that the
genus is
closely related to the
trematosaurian family Metoposauridae,
perhaps being a
sister taxon of it. A
temnospondyl genus described...
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retained the
larval gills into adulthood,
being fully aquatic. The
Metoposauridae adapted to
hunting in
shallows and
murky swamps, with ∩-shaped skull...
