Rhadalognathus

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Rhadalognathus
Temporal range: Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
† Temnospondyli
Family:
† Mastodonsauridae
Genus:
†Rhadalognathus
Species
  • †R. boweni

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

  1. ↑ GBIF. "Rhadalognathus boweni - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  2. 1 2 "Fossilworks: Rhadalognathus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rhadalognathus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Taxonomy Details: Rhadalognathus". arctos.database.museum. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
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