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†Capetus Steen 1938 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

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

See also Ruta and Coates 2007

Sister taxa: Almasauroidea, Anthichnium, Archegosauriformes, Archegosauroidea, Arkanserpeton, Arkanserpeton arcuatum, Baropezia, Colosteoidea, Edopoidea, Edopsoidea, Episcopopus, Eurycervix, Euskelia, Eutemnospondyli, Hemiprichisaurus, Hesperoherpeton, Hylopus, Ichthyostegalia, Labyrinthodon laniarius, Labyrinthodon pachygnathus, Labyrinthodon ventricosus, Limnarchia, Lissamphibia, Lysipterygiidae, Megapezia, Miobatrachus, Nanopus, Orthosauriscus, Otuminisaurus, Otuminisaurus limensis, Palaeosauropus, Palatinerpeton, Petrophryne major, Phrynosuchus, Phrynosuchus whaitsi, Pleuronoura, Porierpeton, Ptychosphenodon, Ptychosphenodon browni, Rhinesuchoidea, Rileymillerus, Saharastega, Saurischiocomes, Saurischiocomes keuperinus, Syphonodon, Syphonodon thecomastodon, Temnocorpichnus, Zatrachys conchigerus

Subtaxa: Capetus palustris

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Type: Capetus palustris

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nyrany (Carboniferous of Czechia)

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