†Megalophthalma ockerti Schoch et al. 2014 (tetrapod)
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Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Plagiosauridae
Full reference: R. R. Schoch, A. R. Milner, and F. Witzmann. 2014. Skull morphology and phylogenetic relationships of a new middle Triassic plagiosaurid temnospondyl from Germany, and the evolution of plagiosaurid eyes. Palaeontology 1-14
Belongs to Megalophthalma according to R. R. Schoch et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MHI 2047, a partial skeleton (partial skull with anterior portion of the left mandibular ramus). Its type locality is Vellberg-Eschenau, which is in a Longobardian estuary/bay claystone in the Erfurt Formation of Germany.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Vellberg-Eschenau
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