Sclerocephalus
Extinct genus of amphibians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sclerocephalus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the lowermost Permian of Germany and Czech Republic with four valid species, including the type species S. haeuseri. It is one of the most completely preserved and most abundant Palaeozoic tetrapods. Sclerocephalus was once thought to be closely related to eryopoid temnospondyls, but it is now thought to be more closely related to archegosauroids. It is the only genus in the family Sclerocephalidae.
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One of the best preserved fossil skeletons of Sclerocephalus haeuseri | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Family: | †Sclerocephalidae Jaekel, 1909 |
Genus: | †Sclerocephalus Goldfuss, 1847 |
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