Mastodonsaurus torvus Konzhukova 1955 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Belongs to Mastodonsaurus according to R. J. Damiani 2001

See also Schoch 1999 and Schoch and Milner 2000

Sister taxa: Mastodonsaurus cappelensis, Mastodonsaurus giganteus, Salamandroides, Labyrinthodon braunii

Type specimen: PIN 415/1-4, a mandible. Its type locality is Starokoltaevo I (Locality 8), which is in a Ladinian channel sandstone in the Bukobay Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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