Metoposauridae
Extinct family of temnospondyls / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metoposauridae is an extinct family of trematosaurian temnospondyls. The family is known from the Triassic period. Most members are large, approximately 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long and could reach 3 m long.[1] Metoposaurids can be distinguished from the very similar mastodonsauroids by the position of their eyes, placed far forward on the snout.
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Metoposaurids | |
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Metoposaurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Superfamily: | †Metoposauroidea |
Family: | †Metoposauridae Watson, 1919 |
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