Pelorocephalus Cabrera 1944 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Chigutisauridae

Synonym: Chigutisaurus Rusconi 1948

Parent taxon: Chigutisauridae according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000

See also Carroll 1988, Warren and Marsicano 2000 and Yates and Warren 2000

Sister taxa: Arenaerpeton, Compsocerops, Icanosaurus, Icanosaurus rectifrons, Keratobrachyops, Koolasuchus, Kuttycephalus, Siderops

Subtaxa: Pelorocephalus cacheutensis Pelorocephalus ischigualastensis Pelorocephalus mendozensis Pelorocephalus tenax

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Type: Pelorocephalus mendozensis

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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