Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae
Alternative combinations: Capitosaurus africanus, Parotosuchus africanus, Wellesaurus africanus
Full reference: R. Broom. 1909. Notice of some new South African fossil amphibians and reptiles. Annals of the South African Museum 7:270-278
Belongs to Xenotosuchus according to M. Morales and M. A. Shiskin 2002
See also Broom 1909, Chernin 1978, Damiani 2001, Damiani and Rubidge 2003, Haughton 1925 and Schoch and Milner 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SAM PK 2360, a partial skull (postorbital part of skull and a part of left ramus of lower jaw)
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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