Parapytanga
Extinct genus of temnospondyls
| Parapytanga Temporal range: Middle–Late Permian 272.5–254.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Rhinesuchidae (?) |
| Genus: | †Parapytanga Strapasson et al., 2015 |
| Species: | †P. catarinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Parapytanga catarinensis Strapasson et al., 2015 | |
Parapytanga is an extinct monotypic genus of temnospondyl, the type species being Parapytanga catarinensis. Parapytanga belongs to the family Rhinesuchidae. Fossils have been found in the Middle Permian Rio do Rasto Formation of Brazil.[1]
References
- ^ A. Strapasson, F. L. Pinheiro, and M. B. Soares. 2015. On a New Stereospondylomorph Temnospondyl from the Middle—Late Permian of Southern Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60(4):843-855 [R. Butler/E. Dunne]
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- See also: Trematosauroidea
- Metoposauroidea
- Rhytidosteoidea
- Brachyopomorpha
- Brachyopoidea
- Plagiosauroidea
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