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Mastodonsauridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
†Temnospondyli

Clade
  
†Capitosauria

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
†Stereospondyli

Superfamily
  
†Mastodonsauroidea

Mastodonsauridae

Mastodonsauridae is a family of capitosauroid temnospondyls. Fossils belonging to this family have been found in North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The family Capitosauridae (also known as Cyclotosauridae and Stenotosauridae) is synonymous with Mastodonsauridae.

Genera

  • Archotosaurus
  • Bukobaja
  • Capitosaurus
  • Cyclotosaurus
  • Eryosuchus
  • Heptasaurus
  • Kestrosaurus
  • Kupferzellia
  • Mastodonsaurus
  • Paracyclotosaurus
  • Parotosuchus
  • Promastodonsaurus
  • Rhadalognathus
  • Sassenisaurus
  • Volgasaurus
  • Volgasuchus
  • Wellesaurus
  • Wetlugasaurus

    • References

    Mastodonsauridae Wikipedia
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