| Wantzosaurus Temporal range:
Induan,
Early Triassic,
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| Wantzosaurus (1) and other Triassic marine predators | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | † Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | † Stereospondyli |
| Family: | † Trematosauridae |
| Subfamily: | † Lonchorhynchinae |
| Genus: | †
Wantzosaurus Lehman, 1961 |
| Species: | †W. elongatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Wantzosaurus elongatus Lehman, 1961
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Wantzosaurus was a genus of temnospondyl amphibian of the Trematosauridae family. Fossils have been found in the Early Triassic Middle Sakamena Formation ( Sakamena Group) of what is now Madagascar. It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim by lateral undulation. [1] A pelagic lifestyle for this animal has been proposed. [2]
References
- ^ Steyer, J. Sébastien (July 2002). "The First Articulated Trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: Implications for the Phylogeny of the Group". Palaeontology. 45 (4): 771–793. Bibcode: 2002Palgy..45..771S. doi: 10.1111/1475-4983.00260. S2CID 83515233.
- ^ Scheyer, Torsten M.; Romano, Carlo; Jenks, Jim; Bucher, Hugo (19 March 2014). "Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e88987. Bibcode: 2014PLoSO...988987S. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088987. PMC 3960099. PMID 24647136.
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