Edingerella
| Edingerella Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Clade: | †Capitosauria |
| Genus: | †Edingerella Schoch and Milner, 2000 |
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| †Edingerella madagascariensis (Lehman, 1961 [originally Benthosuchus madagascariensis]) | |
Restoration
Edingerella is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of Madagascar. It is a basal capitosaur closely related to Watsonisuchus.[1]
Phylogeny
Below is a cladogram from Fortuny et al. (2011):[2]
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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