Tupilakosaurus
Temporal range: Induan, 252.3–251.3 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Dvinosauria
Family: †Tupilakosauridae
Genus: †Tupilakosaurus
Nielsen, 1954
Type species
†Tupilakosaurus heilmani
Nielsen, 1954

Tupilakosaurus is an extinct genus of dvinosaurian temnospondyl within the family Tupilakosauridae.[1]

Two species are known:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "†Tupilakosaurus Nielsen 1954". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Nielsen, Eigil (1954). "Tupilakosaurus heilmani n. g. et n. sp. an interesting batrachomorph from the Triassic of East Greenland". Meddelelser om Grønland. 722 (8): 1–33.
  3. ^ Nielsen, Eigil (1967). "New observations on the skull-roof of the holotype of Tupilakosaurus heilmani Nielsen". Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology). 47 (311): 225–229. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1967.tb01405.x.


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