Subcyclotosaurus Watson 1958 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae

Full reference: D. M. S. Watson. 1958. A new labyrinthodont (Paracyclotosaurus) from the upper Trias of New South Wales. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 3(7):233-262

Parent taxon: Mastodonsauridae according to R. J. Damiani 2001

See also Poropat et al. 2023 and Schoch and Milner 2000

Sister taxa: Bulgosuchus, Capitosaurus arenaceus, Capitosaurus bogdoanus, Capitosaurus polaris, Cherninia, Cyclotosaurus spitzbergensis, Heptasaurus, Jammerbergia, Komatosuchus, Labyrinthodon lavisi, Mastodonsaurus vaslenensis, Parotosuchus dirus, Stenotosaurus, Tatrasuchus, Wellesaurus, Xenotosuchus, Archotosaurus, Xestorrhytias perrini, Selenocarinae, Kestrosaurus, Odontosaurus, Trochanterium

Subtaxa: Subcyclotosaurus brookvalensis

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Type: Subcyclotosaurus brookvalensis

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Beacon Hill Quarry (AM collection) (Triassic of Australia)

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