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†Paracyclotosaurus Watson 1958 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Parent taxon: Capitosauroidea according to R. R. Schoch 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Damiani 2001, Damiani and Hancox 2003, Damiani and Rubidge 2003, Ingavat and Janvier 1981, Poropat et al. 2023 and Schoch and Milner 2000

Sister taxa: Antarctosuchus, Benthosuchidae, Bogdania fragmenta, Capitosauroides, Cyclotosauridae, Cyclotosaurus albertyni, Deltacephalidae, Eocyclotosaurus, Eryosuchidae, Eryosuchus, Mastodonsauridae, Mastodonsaurus, Mastodonsaurus silesiacus, Meyerosuchus, Odenwaldia, Paracyclotosauridae, Parotosaurus turfanensis, Parotosuchidae, Parotosuchus, Rewanobatrachus, Yarengiidae, Promastodonsaurus, Abiadisaurus, Yarengia, Heylerosauridae, Mentosaurus

Subtaxa: Paracyclotosaurus crookshanki Paracyclotosaurus davidi Paracyclotosaurus morganorum

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Type: Paracyclotosaurus morganorum

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), India (1), South Africa (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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