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Microposaurus
Temporal range: Middle TriassicScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Amphibia Order: Temnospondyli Infraorder: Trematosauria Superfamily: Trematosauroidea Family: Trematosauridae Subfamily: Trematosaurinae Genus: Microposaurus
Haughton, 1925Microposaurus was a genus of temnospondyl of the Trematosauridae family. Fossils are present from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of the Beaufort Group (part of the Karoo Supergroup) in South Africa and date back to the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic[1]. A mandible from the Lower Anisian Mukheiris Formation in Jordan shares many similarities with the genus, including a similarly sized Meckelian fenestra on the inner surface of the lower jaw, teeth with sharp edges, and large fangs in the upper jaw.[2]
References
- ^ Damani, Ross (2004). “Cranial anatomy and relationships of Microposaurus casei, a temnospondyl from the MiddleTriassic of South Africa”. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(3): 533–541
- ^ Schoch, R.R. (2011). "A trematosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of Jordan". Fossil Record 14 (2): 119–127. doi:10.1002/mmng.201100002.
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Amphibia · Order: Temnospondyli · (unranked): Limnarchia · (unranked): Stereospondylomorpha · Suborder:StereospondyliMajor clades Brachyopomorpha Basal brachyopomorphsBothriceps · KeratobrachyopsBrachyopoideaBrachyopidaeBanksiops · Batrachosaurus · Batrachosuchoides · Batrachosuchus · Blinasaurus · Brachyops · Gobiops · Hadrokkosaurus · Notobrachyops · Platycepsion · Sinobrachyops · Vanastega · Vigilius · XenobrachyopsMetoposauroidea LatiscopidaeAlmasaurus · LatiscopusPlagiosauroidea ?LaidleriidaePlagiosauridaeRhytidosteoidea 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:- Temnospondyls
- Triassic amphibians
- Prehistoric amphibians of Africa
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs
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