Pelorocephalus mendozensis Cabrera 1944 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Chigutisauridae

Synonym: Chigutisaurus tunuyanensis Rusconi 1948

Belongs to Pelorocephalus according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000

See also Warren and Marsicano 2000

Sister taxa: Pelorocephalus cacheutensis, Pelorocephalus ischigualastensis, Pelorocephalus tenax

Type specimens:

  • Pelorocephalus mendozensis: MLP 44-VII-5-1, a skull
  • Chigutisaurus tunuyanensis:

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Potrerillos, Quebrada de la Mina, Cerro Bayo (Triassic of Argentina)

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