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| Capitosaurus polaris skull | |
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| Genus: | †Capitosaurus Münster, 1836 |
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| †Capitosaurus polaris Wiman, 1914 | |
Capitosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibians whose remains have been found in Spitsbergen and Germany. Its skull was 30 cm long, with a total length over 122 cm.[1] Several species have been assigned to the genus over the years, but only C. polaris is still valid today.[2]
Restoration of C. polaris
References
- ↑ http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf
- ↑ Capitosaurus Münster, 1836 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-07-27.
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