Edingerella is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of Madagascar. It is a basal capitosaur closely related to Watsonisuchus.[3]

Edingerella
Temporal range: Early Triassic
Skulls
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Clade: Capitosauria
Genus: Edingerella
Schoch and Milner, 2000[1]
Type species
Edingerella madagascariensis
(Lehman, 1961 [originally Benthosuchus madagascariensis])[2]
Restoration

Phylogeny

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Below is a cladogram from Fortuny et al. (2011):[4]

Stereospondyli

References

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  1. ^ Schoch, R. R.; Milner, A. R. (2000). "Stereospondyli". In Wellnhofer, P. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie [Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology]. Vol. 3B. München: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfiel. pp. 1–203.
  2. ^ Lehman, J. P. (1961). "Les Stégocephales de Madagascar". Annales de Paléontologie. 47: 42–46.
  3. ^ Maganuco, S.; Steyer, J.S.; Pasini, G.; Boulay, M.; Lorrain, S.; Bénéteau, A.; Auditore, M. (2009). "An exquisite specimen of Edingerella madagascariensis (Temnospondyli) from the Lower Triassic of NW Madagascar; cranial anatomy, phylogeny, and restorations". Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturalie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 36 (2): 1–72.
  4. ^ Fortuny, J.; Galobart, À.; Santisteban, C. D. (2011). "A New Capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the Relationships within the Capitosauria". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (3): 553. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0025.