Platyoposaurus_stuckenbergi

<i>Platyoposaurus</i>

Platyoposaurus

Genus of amphibians

Platyoposaurus was a temnospondyl from the Middle Permian epoch about 270-268 Mya.[1]

Quick Facts Platyoposaurus Temporal range: Middle Permian, Scientific classification ...

Discovery

Restoration of P. stuckenbergi
Restoration of P. watsoni

One of the discoveries includes a skull 28 cm long with a purported body length of 250 cm representing a carnivorous adult specimen.[2]

The fossil remains were found in Belebey in Bashkortostan, Russia; the name Platyoposaurus means "flat-faced lizard" and was coined after the original name Platyops turned out to be preoccupied.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Rich, Pat Vickers, and Thomas H. V. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Guntar Graphics, 1993, p. 31 ISBN 0-7326-0503-2
  2. [2]
    "Palaeos Paleozoic: Permian: The Roadian Age". Archived from the original on 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-12-15. Accessed 2007/12/16
  3. [3]
    Rich, Pat Vickers, and Thomas H. V. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Guntar Graphics, 1993, p. 31 ISBN 0-7326-0503-2


This Temnospondyli-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article related to a Permian animal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Platyoposaurus_stuckenbergi, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.