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Dutuitosaurus Scientific classification 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
- ^ LAMBERT, D., NAISH, D. & WYSE, E. 2003. Encyclopedia of dinosaurs & prehistoric life. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London. 376pp.
See also
- Koskinonodon
- Metoposauridae
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Amphibia · Order: Temnospondyli · (unranked): Limnarchia · (unranked): Stereospondylomorpha · Suborder:Stereospondyli Major clades Brachyopomorpha Basal brachyopomorphsBothriceps · KeratobrachyopsBrachyopoideaBrachyopidaeBanksiops · Batrachosaurus · Batrachosuchoides · Batrachosuchus · Blinasaurus · Brachyops · Gobiops · Hadrokkosaurus · Notobrachyops · Platycepsion · Sinobrachyops · Vanastega · Vigilius · XenobrachyopsMetoposauroidea LatiscopidaeAlmasaurus · LatiscopusPlagiosauroidea ?LaidleriidaeLaidleria · UruyiellaPlagiosauridaeRhytidosteoidea Basal rhytidosteoidsRhytidosteus?IndobrachyopidaeRhytidosteidaeBasal rhytidosteidsBoreopelta · ?Laidleria · ?Mahavisaurus · Nanolania · Peltostega · Pneumatostega · Sangaia · TrucheosaurusDerwentiinaeTrematosauroidea Basal trematosauroidsThoosuchidae?Prothoosuchus · ThoosuchusTrematosauridaeAngusaurus · Aphaneramma · Cosgriffius · Erythrobatrachus · Gonioglyptus · Hyperokynodon · Icanosaurus · Indolyrocephalus · Inflectosaurus · Luzocephalus · Lyrocephaliscus · Microposaurus · Panchetosaurus · Platystega · Stoschiosaurus · Tertrema · Tertremoides · Tirraturhinus · Trematolestes · Trematosaurus · Trematosuchus · TrematotegmenRelated categories Temnospondyls · Triassic amphibians · Jurassic amphibians · Cretaceous amphibiansCategories:- Prehistoric amphibians
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs
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