# Meyerosuchus

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Extinct genus of temnospondyls

Meyerosuchus Temporal range: Early Triassic Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Clade: †Capitosauria Family: †Stenotosauridae Genus: †Meyerosuchus Ochev, 1966 Species †M. fuerstenberganus (Meyer, 1855) (type)

***Meyerosuchus*** is an extinct [genus](/source/Genus) of [mastodonsauroidean](/source/Mastodonsauroidea) [temnospondyl](/source/Temnospondyl). Fossils have been found from the [Early Triassic](/source/Early_Triassic) [Hardegsen Formation](/source/Hardegsen_Formation) in southern [Germany](/source/Germany). *Meyerosuchus* is present in late [Olenekian](/source/Olenekian) deposits of the Middle [Buntsandstein](/source/Buntsandstein).[1] The [type species](/source/Type_species) *M. fuerstenberganus* was named in 1966, although remains have been known since 1855.[2] *Meyerosuchus* is closely related to *[Stenotosaurus](/source/Stenotosaurus)*; both genera are grouped in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Stenotosauridae](/source/Stenotosauridae) and the two genera may even be synonymous.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SRR11_1-0)** Schoch, R.R. (2011). "How diverse is the temnospondyl fauna in the Lower Triassic of southern Germany?". *Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen*. **261** (1): 49–60. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1127/0077-7749/2011/0147](https://doi.org/10.1127%2F0077-7749%2F2011%2F0147).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-B-Betal99_2-0)** Borsuk-Bialynicka, M.; Cook, E.; Evans, S.E.; Maryańska, T. (1999). "A microvertebrate assemblage from the Early Triassic of Poland". *Acta Palaeontologica Polonica*. **44** (2): 167–188.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LS02_3-0)** Lucas, S.G.; Schoch, R.R. (2002). "Triassic temnospondyl biostratigraphy, biochronology and correlation of the German Buntsandstein and North American Moenkopi Formation". *Lethaia*. **35** (2): 97–106. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1502-3931.2002.tb00071.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1502-3931.2002.tb00071.x).

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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 Meyerosuchus Wikidata: Q6826466 GBIF: 8506301 Open Tree of Life: 6372996 Paleobiology Database: 202712

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