Sangaia Dias-da-Silva and Marsicano 2006 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhytidosteidae

Full reference: S. Dias-da-Silva and C. Marsicano. 2006. Sangaia, a replacement generic name for the rhytidosteid temnospondyl Cabralia, a preoccupied name. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(4):1004

Parent taxon: Rhytidosteidae according to S. Dias-da-Silva and C. Marsicano 2006

Sister taxa: Arcadia, Cabralia, Nanolania, Peltosteginae, Rhytidosteinae

Subtaxa: Sangaia lavinai

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Type: Cabralia lavinai

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cachoeira do Sul (Triassic of Brazil)

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