Batrachosaurus

Extinct genus of amphibians

Batrachosaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Ladinian
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
†Temnospondyli
Suborder:
†Stereospondyli
(unranked):
†Brachyopomorpha
Subfamily:
†Brachyopoidea
Genus:
Batrachosaurus

Fitzinger, 1837
Binomial name
Batrachosaurus jaegeri
Fitzinger, 1840

Batrachosaurus is an extinct genus of prehistoric brachyopoid amphibian that lived in Germany during the Middle Triassic (Ladinian).[1] The genus was named by Joseph Fitzinger in 1837 and the type species, B. jaegeri, was named three years later in 1840. It may have been the same animal as Mastodonsaurus.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Batrachosaurus Fitzinger, 1843". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Mastodonsaurus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Taxon identifiers
Batrachosaurus


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