Dutuitosaurus

Dutuitosaurus
Dutuitosaurus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Family: †Metoposauridae
Genus: †Dutuitosaurus

Dutuitosaurus is an genus of African metoposaur, a group of prehistoric amphibians. It has a long tail, suggesting that it actively swam after fishes and other prey.[1]

References

  1. ^ LAMBERT, D., NAISH, D. & WYSE, E. 2003. Encyclopedia of dinosaurs & prehistoric life. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London. 376pp.

See also

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Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Amphibia · Order: Temnospondyli · (unranked): Limnarchia · (unranked): Stereospondylomorpha · Suborder:Stereospondyli
 Major clades
Brachyopoidea · Metoposauroidea · Plagiosauroidea · Rhytidosteoidea · Trematosauroidea
 Metoposauroidea
Latiscopidae
Almasaurus · Latiscopus
Anaschisma · Apachesaurus · Arganasaurus · Dutuitosaurus · Eupelor · Koskinonodon · Metoposaurus
 Related categories
Temnospondyls · Triassic amphibians  · Jurassic amphibians  · Cretaceous amphibians

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