Capitosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl 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]
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| Genus: | †Capitosaurus Münster, 1836
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| †Capitosaurus polaris Wiman, 1914
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References edit
- ^ http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". doi:10.15468/39omei.
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