# Edingerella

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Extinct genus of temnospondyls

Edingerella Temporal range: Early Triassic Skulls Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Clade: †Capitosauria Genus: †Edingerella Schoch and Milner, 2000[1] Type species †Edingerella madagascariensis (Lehman, 1961 [originally Benthosuchus madagascariensis])[2]

Restoration

***Edingerella*** is an extinct [genus](/source/Genus) of [temnospondyl](/source/Temnospondyl) amphibian from the [Early Triassic](/source/Early_Triassic) of [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar). It is a [basal](/source/Basal_(phylogenetics)) [capitosaur](/source/Capitosaur) closely related to *[Watsonisuchus](/source/Watsonisuchus)*.[3]

## Phylogeny

Below is a [cladogram](/source/Cladogram) from Fortuny et al. (2011):[4]

Stereospondyli Lydekkerina huxleyi Rhinesuchidae Rhineceps nyasaensis Uranocentrodon senekalensis Capitosauria Wetlugasaurus angustifrons Odenwaldia heidelbergensis Vladlenosaurus alexeyevi Edingerella madagascariensis Watsonisuchus Xenotosuchus africanus Cherninia denwai Paracyclotosaurus crookshanki Stanocephalosaurus pronus Stanocephalosaurus birdi Procyclotosaurus stantonensis Eocyclotosaurus spp. Quasicyclotosaurus campi Parotosuchus orenburgensis Calmasuchus acri Cyclotosaurus robustus Tatrasuchus wildi Eryosuchus garjainovi Mastodonsaurus giganteus Trematosauria Benthosuchus sushkini Trematosauroidea Thoosuchus yakovlevi Angusaurus spp. Trematosaurus brauni

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Schoch, R. R.; Milner, A. R. (2000). "Stereospondyli". In Wellnhofer, P. (ed.). *Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie* [*Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology*]. Vol. 3B. München: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfiel. pp. 1–203.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lehman, J. P. (1961). "Les Stégocephales de Madagascar". *Annales de Paléontologie*. **47**: 42–46.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Metal09_3-0)** Maganuco, S.; Steyer, J.S.; Pasini, G.; Boulay, M.; Lorrain, S.; Bénéteau, A.; Auditore, M. (2009). ["An exquisite specimen of *Edingerella madagascariensis* (Temnospondyli) from the Lower Triassic of NW Madagascar; cranial anatomy, phylogeny, and restorations"](https://cnrs.academia.edu/JS%C3%A9bastienSteyer/Papers/1142197/An_exquisite_specimen_of_Edingerella_madagascariensis_Temnospondyli_from_the_Lower_Triassic_of_NW_Madagascar_cranial_anatomy_phylogeny_and_restorations). *Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturalie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano*. **36** (2): 1–72.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FGS11_4-0)** Fortuny, J.; Galobart, À.; Santisteban, C. D. (2011). ["A New Capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the Relationships within the Capitosauria"](https://doi.org/10.4202%2Fapp.2010.0025). *Acta Palaeontologica Polonica*. **56** (3): 553. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.4202/app.2010.0025](https://doi.org/10.4202%2Fapp.2010.0025).

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 Edingerella Wikidata: Q5338312 GBIF: 4815758 IRMNG: 1423279 Open Tree of Life: 3621372 Paleobiology Database: 251495

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