Megalocephalus
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Not to be confused with Megacephalosaurus or Megalosaurus.
Megalocephalus (meaning "big head") is an extinct genus of baphetid amphibian from the late Carboniferous (Westphalian A-C) of the British Isles and the United States (Ohio).[1] It contains two species, M. pachycephalus and M. lineolatus.[2]
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Megalocephalus | |
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Skull diagram of Megalocephalus pachycephalus in dorsal view (left) and ventral view (right) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Family: | †Baphetidae |
Subfamily: | †Loxommatinae |
Genus: | †Megalocephalus Barkas, 1873 |
Type species | |
†Orthosaurus pachycephalus Barkas, 1873 | |
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Synonyms | |
Synonyms of M. pachycephalus
Synonyms of M. lineolatus
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