# Calmasuchus

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Extinct genus of temnospondyls

Not to be confused with [Calamosuchus](/source/Calamosuchus).

Calmasuchus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Computed tomographic reconstruction Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Clade: †Capitosauria Genus: †Calmasuchus Fortuny et al., 2011 Type species †Calmasuchus acri Fortuny et al., 2011

***Calmasuchus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [capitosaurian](/source/Capitosauria) [temnospondyl](/source/Temnospondyl) which lived during the middle [Triassic](/source/Triassic) (lower-middle [Anisian](/source/Anisian) age). Fossils of *Calmasuchus* have been recovered from the [La Mora](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Mora&action=edit&redlink=1) site of the [Catalan](/source/Catalonia) basin in [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona) of [Spain](/source/Spain).[1] Identified from a partial [skull](/source/Skull) roof and palate ([holotype](/source/Holotype) IPS-37401 (LM-83)), skull fragments (IPS-37401 (LM-63, LM-101, L and M1)) and complete hemi-[mandible](/source/Mandible) (IPS-12 42407 (LM-4)), it was named by Josep Fortuny, Àngel Galobart and Carles De Santisteban in [2011](/source/2011_in_paleontology). The type species is *Calmasuchus acri*.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fortuny11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fortuny11_1-1) Josep Fortuny, Àngel Galobart and Carles De Santisteban (2011). ["A new capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the relationships within the Capitosauria"](http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app56/app20100025.pdf) (PDF). *Acta Palaeontologica Polonica*. **56** (3): 553–566. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.4202/app.2010.0025](https://doi.org/10.4202%2Fapp.2010.0025). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [55068128](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:55068128).

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v t e Stereospondyli Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Order: Temnospondyli Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see Temnospondyli Stereospondyli see below↓ Stereospondyli Stereospondyli Arachana Capulomala Peltobatrachus Lapillopsidae Lapillopsis Manubrantlia Rhigerpeton Rotaurisaurus Rhinesuchidae Australerpeton? Broomistega Laccosaurus Parapytanga? Rastosuchus Rhineceps Rhinesuchoides Rhinesuchus Uranocentrodon Lydekkerinidae Chomatobatrachus Cryobatrachus Deltacephalus Eolydekkerina Indobenthosuchus Luzocephalus? Lydekkerina Capitosauria Antarctosuchus Bukobaja Calmasuchus Capitosaurus Cherninia Cyclotosaurus Edingerella Eocyclotosaurus Eryosuchus Heptasaurus Huangfuchuansuchus Jammerbergia Kestrosaurus Kupferzellia Mastodonsaurus Meyerosuchus Odenwaldia Paracyclotosaurus Parotosuchus Quasicyclotosaurus Procyclotosaurus Promastodonsaurus Rhadalognathus Samarabatrachus Sassenisaurus Sclerothorax Selenocara Stanocephalosaurus Stenotosaurus Subcyclotosaurus Tatrasuchus Vladlenosaurus Volgasaurus Volgasuchus Warrenisuchus Watsonisuchus Wellesaurus Wetlugasaurus Xenotosuchus Yuanansuchus Trematosauria see below↓ Trematosauria Trematosauria Almasaurus Bothriceps Callistomordax Chinlestegophis Keratobrachyops Laidleria Latiscopus Qantas Rileymillerus Syrtosuchus Uruyiella Benthosuchidae Benthosuchus Kwatisuchus Trematosauridae Angusaurus Aphaneramma Cosgriffius Erythrobatrachus Gonioglyptus Hyperokynodon Icanosaurus Indolyrocephalus Inflectosaurus Lyrocephaliscus Microposaurus Panchetosaurus Platystega Prothoosuchus Stoschiosaurus Tertrema Tertremoides Thoosuchus Tirraturhinus Trematolestes Trematosuchoides Trematosaurus Trematosuchus Trematotegmen Wantzosaurus Metoposauridae Anaschisma Apachesaurus Arganasaurus Buettnererpeton Dutuitosaurus Metoposaurus Panthasaurus Rhytidosteidae Boreopelta Mahavisaurus Nanolania Peltostega Pneumatostega Rhytidosteus Sangaia Trucheosaurus Derwentiinae Arcadia Acerastia Deltasaurus Derwentia Indobrachyops Rewana Chigutisauridae Arenaerpeton Chigutisaurus Compsocerops Koolasuchus Pelorocephalus Siderops Brachyopidae Banksiops Bathignathus Batrachosaurus Batrachosuchoides Batrachosuchus Blinasaurus Brachyops Gobiops Hadrokkosaurus Notobrachyops Platycepsion Sinobrachyops Vanastega Vigilius Xenobrachyops Plagiosauridae Gerrothorax Megalophthalma Plagiobatrachus Plagiorophus Plagiosaurus Plagioscutum Plagiosternum Plagiosuchus See also: Trematosauroidea Metoposauroidea Rhytidosteoidea Brachyopomorpha Brachyopoidea Plagiosauroidea Category

Taxon identifiers Calmasuchus acri Wikidata: Q3755436 GBIF: 8654716 Paleobiology Database: 174775

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