Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae
Invalid subtaxa: Labyrinthodon (Metopias) Meyer 1842 [replaced name], Metopias Meyer 1842 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Metoposauridae according to R. R. Schoch 2013
See also Carroll 1988, Chowdhury 1965, d'Orbigny 1849, Hunt 1989, Kuhn 1971, Long and Murry 1995, Meyer 1845, Milner and Schoch 2004, Murry 1989, Owen 1859, Sulej 2002, Sulej 2007 and Watson 1919
Sister taxa: Anaschisma, Apachesaurus, Arganasaurus, Bogdania, Dictyocephalus, Dutuitosaurus, Eupelor, Mastodonsaurus durus, Metoposaurus fraasi, Metoposaurus hoffmani, Metoposaurus jonesi, Panthasaurus, Trigonosternum
Subtaxa: Metoposaurus algarvensis Metoposaurus azerouali Metoposaurus bakeri Metoposaurus diagnosticus Metoposaurus krasiejowensis Metoposaurus santaecrucis Metoposaurus ultimus
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Canada (1: Nova Scotia), France (1), Germany (14), India (3), Italy (1), Morocco (2), Poland (2), Portugal (1), United States (3: Texas)
Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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