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Paracyclotosaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic 247.2–242.0 Ma
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Paracyclotosaurus davidi in the Natural History Museum of London
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Order:
†Temnospondyli
Suborder:
†Stereospondyli
Clade:
†Capitosauria
Family:
†Mastodonsauridae
Genus:
†Paracyclotosaurus Watson, 1958
Species
†P. davidi Watson, 1958 (type)
†P. crookshanki Damiani, 2001
†P. morganorum Damiani and Hancox, 2003
Paracyclotosaurus (meaning "Near Wheeled Lizard") is an extinct genus of temnospondyl, which would have appeared similar to today's salamander – but much larger, measuring up to 2.45 m (8.0 ft) long and weighing between 159 and 365 kg (351 and 805 lb).[1] It lived in the Middle Triassic period, about 235 million years ago, and fossils have been found in Australia, India, and South Africa.
Although they could live on dry land, Paracyclotosaurus probably spent most of its time in water. They had flattened bodies and elongated heads, almost 60 centimetres (2 ft) long, that vaguely resembled those of modern crocodiles.[2]
^Hart, L.J.; Campione, N.E.; McCurry, M.R. (2022). "On the estimation of body mass in temnospondyls: a case study using the large-bodied Eryops and Paracyclotosaurus". Palaeontology. 65 (6): e12629. doi:10.1111/pala.12629.
^Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 53. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
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amphibians have been recorded. One outstanding example being of a Paracyclotosaurus at St Peters, 2.25 metres long. It is one of the most complete mastodonsaurid...
reaching at least 4 meters or more. Other genera like Parotosuchus and Paracyclotosaurus only reached 2 meters or more in length, but it's still large compared...
known only from its skull. The artist has reconstructed the body based on Paracyclotosaurus and Mastodonsaurus, both known from almost complete specimen....
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