| Iratusaurus Temporal range: Middle Permian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | † Temnospondyli |
| Family: | † Dissorophidae |
| Genus: | † Iratusaurus Gubin, 1980 |
Iratusaurus is an extinct genus of dissorophoid temnospondyl within the family Dissorophidae. [1] It was described by Gubin (1980) on the basis of a fragmentary posterior skull. [2] It is estimated to have been comparably large to Kamacops , another Russian dissorophid, but little more can be said about it, and it is rarely mentioned in comparative descriptions and has never been tested in a phylogenetic analysis. Distinguishing features include a large, triangular otic notch and a median crest on the postparietals. [1]
