Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae
Synonyms: Capitosaurus haughtoni Broili and Schröder 1937, Parotosuchus haughtoni Broili and Schröder 1937
Full reference: S. H. Haughton. 1925. Investigations in South African fossil reptiles and amphibians (Part 13). Annals of the South African Museum 22:227-261
Belongs to Kestrosaurus according to M. A. Shishkin et al. 2004
See also Chernin 1978, Damiani 2001, Damiani 2001, Damiani and Rubidge 2003, Haughton 1925, Schoch and Milner 2000 and Welles and Cosgriff 1965
Sister taxon: Kestrosaurus kitchingi
Type specimens:
- Kestrosaurus dreyeri: SAM-PK-3452, a skull. Its type locality is Farm Harmonia, Senekal, which is in a Spathian terrestrial sandstone in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
- Capitosaurus haughtoni: BSP 1934 VIII 50, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kaaimansgat 146, which is in an Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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