Rhadalognathus
Extinct genus of amphibians
Rhadalognathus Temporal range: Triassic | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Family: | †Mastodonsauridae |
Genus: | †Rhadalognathus |
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Rhadalognathus was a prehistoric crocodile-like amphibian that belongs to the Mastodonsauridae family. Not much is known about this creature but it lived in the Triassic period.[1][2][3][4] Rhadalognathus is also the name of the genus in which the organism belongs within. Rhadalognathus was found in northern Arizona, US, by S. P. Welles in 1947.[2] The size of the organism is unknown but its skull is about 17in long and weighs 7lbs.
References
- ^ GBIF. "Rhadalognathus boweni - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ a b "Fossilworks: Rhadalognathus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Rhadalognathus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Taxonomy Details: Rhadalognathus". arctos.database.museum. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
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- See also: Trematosauroidea
- Metoposauroidea
- Rhytidosteoidea
- Brachyopomorpha
- Brachyopoidea
- Plagiosauroidea
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