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Siderops

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S. kehli

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Siderops wwwabcnetaunewsimage51523503x4700x933jpg

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Pelorocephalus, Compsocerops, Batrachosuchus, Laidleria, Banksiops

Siderops paleo art


Siderops is an extinct genus of chigutisaurid temnospondyl from Early Jurassic of Australia. Fossil Ramains are founded at Evergreen Formation. It was recently argued that it should be reclassified as a brachyopoid. Siderops was large, with a skull up to 50 cm long and a total length of 2.5 m.

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Siderops Wikipedia