# Mastodonsauroidea

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Extinct superfamily of amphibians

Mastodonsauroids Temporal range: 251.0–201.4 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Triassic - Middle Jurassic Restoration of Paracyclotosaurus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Clade: †Capitosauria Superfamily: †Mastodonsauroidea Lydekker, 1885 Subgroups †Antarctosuchus †Stenotosauridae †Heylerosauridae †Mastodonsauridae Synonyms Capitosauroidea Watson, 1919

The **Mastodonsauroidea** are an [extinct](/source/Extinct) [superfamily](/source/Superfamily_(zoology)) of [temnospondyl](/source/Temnospondyli) [amphibians](/source/Amphibians) known from the [Triassic](/source/Triassic). [Fossils](/source/Fossil) belonging to this superfamily have been found in [North America](/source/North_America), [Greenland](/source/Greenland), [Europe](/source/Europe), [Asia](/source/Asia), and [Australia](/source/Australia). *[Ferganobatrachus](/source/Ferganobatrachus)* from the [Jurassic](/source/Jurassic) of Asia was initially assigned to this superfamily, but is now considered to be congeneric with the [brachyopid](/source/Brachyopidae) *[Gobiops](/source/Gobiops)*.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MM05_1-0)** Maisch, Michael; Matzke, Andreas (2005). "Temnospondyl amphibians from the Jurassic of the Southern Junggar Basin (NW China)". *[Paläontologische Zeitschrift](/source/Pal%C3%A4ontologische_Zeitschrift)*. **79** (2). Springer-Verlag: 285–301. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/BF02990189](https://doi.org/10.1007%2FBF02990189). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0031-0220](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0031-0220).

- [The Paleobiology Database](https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=37085)

- Moser, Markus& Schoch, Rainer 2007 "Revision of the type material and nomenclature of *Mastodonsaurus giganteus* (Jaeger) (Temnospondyli) from the middle Triassic of Germany" *Palaeontology* **50**5:1245-1266

## External links

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)

v t e Temnospondyli Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Osteichthyes Clade: Sarcopterygii Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Clade: Stegocephali Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see below↓ Temnospondyli Temnospondyli Caerorhachis? Capetus Casineria? Iberospondylus Palatinerpeton Baphetoidea? Colosteidae? Edopoidea Edops Cochleosauridae Adamanterpeton Cochleosaurus Chenoprosopus Macrerpeton Nigerpeton? Procochleosaurus Saharastega? Dendrerpetontidae Balanerpeton Dendrerpeton Dvinosauria Acroplous Bermanerpeton Dvinosaurus Erpetosaurus Isodectes Kourerpeton Perryella? Timonya Trypanognathus Trimerorhachidae Eugyrinus? Lafonius Nannospondylus Neldasaurus Procuhy Trimerorhachis Tupilakosauridae Batrachosuchoides? Slaugenhopia Thabanchuia Tupilakosaurus Zatracheidae Acanthostomatops Chemnitzion Dasyceps Zatrachys Dissorophoidea see Dissorophoidea likely includes Lissamphibia Eryopidae Actinodon Chelydosaurus Clamorosaurus Eryops Onchiodon Osteophorus Stenokranio Syndyodosuchus? Stereospondylomorpha Cheliderpeton? Glanochthon Intasuchus Korkonterpeton Sclerocephalus Syndyodosuchus? Archegosauridae Melosaurinae Koinia Konzhukovia Melosaurus Tryphosuchus Uralosuchus Platyoposaurinae Archegosaurus Bageherpeton Bashkirosaurus Collidosuchus Kashmirosaurus Platyoposaurus Prionosuchus Stereospondyli see Stereospondyli See also: Batrachomorpha Eutemnospondyli Rhachitomi Euskelia Eryopiformes Eryopoidea Limnarchia Archegosauroidea Category

Taxon identifiers Mastodonsauroidea Wikidata: Q138218 Wikispecies: Mastodonsauroidea Paleobiology Database: 150357

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