Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Alternative combinations: Archotosaurus nasutus, Capitosaurus nasutus, Parotosaurus nasutus

Synonyms: Capitosaurus fronto Meyer 1858, Mastodonsaurus weigelti Wagner 1935

Belongs to Parotosuchus according to R. J. Damiani 2001

See also Ingavat and Janvier 1981, Kuhn 1971, Paton 1976 and Welles and Cosgriff 1965

Sister taxa: Parotosaurus panteleevi, Parotosuchus helgolandicus, Parotosuchus komiensis, Parotosuchus orenburgensis, Parotosuchus orientalis, Parotosuchus ptaszynskii, Parotosuchus sequester, Parotosuchus speleus, Parotosaurus orenburgensis

Type specimens:

• Parotosuchus nasutus: Its type locality is Merkel's Quarry (lower), Bernburg, which is in a Spathian terrestrial sandstone in the Solling Formation of Germany
• Capitosaurus fronto:
• Mastodonsaurus weigelti:

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Merkel's Quarry (lower), Bernburg

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