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{{Short description|Extinct genus of temnospondyls}}
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| taxon =Watsonisuchus
| taxon =Watsonisuchus
| image =
| image = Watsonisuchus.jpg
| image_caption = [[Holotype]] skull of ''W. gunganj''
| fossil_range = [[Early Triassic]]
| fossil_range = [[Early Triassic]]
| authority = Ochev, 1966
| authority = Ochev, 1966
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
| subdivision =
*{{extinct}}''W. magnus'' <small>(Watson, 1962) ([[type species|type]])</small>
*{{extinct}}?''W. aliciae'' <small>(Warren and Hutchinson, 1988)</small>
*{{extinct}}''W. gunganj'' <small>(Warren, 1980)</small>
*{{extinct}}''W. rewanensis'' <small>(Warren, 1980)</small>
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
*''Rewanobatrachus'' <small>Schoch and Milner, 2000</small>
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*?''[[Warrenisuchus]]'' <small>Maganuco ''et al.'', 2009</small>
|title='''Genus-level:'''
|''Rewanobatrachus'' <small>Schoch and Milner, 2000</small>
|?''[[Warrenisuchus]]'' <small>Maganuco ''et al.'', 2009</small>
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|title='''Species-level:'''
|{{extinct}}''W. magnus'' <small>(Watson, 1962) ([[type species|type]])</small>
|{{extinct}}?''W. aliciae'' <small>(Warren and Hutchinson, 1988)</small>
|{{extinct}}''W. gunganj'' <small>(Warren, 1980)</small>
|{{extinct}}''W. rewanensis'' <small>(Warren, 1980)</small>
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'''''Watsonisuchus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[temnospondyl]] [[amphibian]] from the [[Early Triassic]] of [[Australia]], [[Madagascar]], and [[South Africa]].<ref name=JSS03>{{cite journal |last=Steyer |first=J. Sebastien |year=2003 |title=A revision of the Early Triassic "captisaurs" (Stegocephali, Stereospondyli) from Madagascar, with remarks on their comparative ontogeny |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=544–555 |doi=10.1671/1740 }}</ref> It was up to 122&nbsp;cm long and had a robust [[skull]] of 24&nbsp;cm in length.<ref>http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf</ref>
'''''Watsonisuchus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[temnospondyl]] from the [[Early Triassic]] of [[Australia]], [[Madagascar]], and [[South Africa]].<ref name=JSS03>{{cite journal |last=Steyer |first=J. Sebastien |year=2003 |title=A revision of the Early Triassic "captisaurs" (Stegocephali, Stereospondyli) from Madagascar, with remarks on their comparative ontogeny |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=544–555 |doi=10.1671/1740 |bibcode=2003JVPal..23..544S |s2cid=85667716 }}</ref> It was up to 122&nbsp;cm long and had a robust [[skull]] of 24&nbsp;cm in length.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AmphibianS.xls |url=http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/amphs.pdf |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=angellis.net}}</ref>

Three or four species are known:<ref>'Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor Lizard Megalania'' by Ralph E. Molnar (Pg. 39)</ref> '''''W. magnus''''' (the [[type species]]), ''W. aliciae'' (which may instead belong to ''[[Warrenisuchus]]''), ''W. gunganj'', and ''W. rewanensis''.


==References==
==References==
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* ''Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor Lizard Megalania'' by Ralph E. Molnar (Pg. 39)


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[[Category:Triassic temnospondyls of Africa]]
[[Category:Prehistoric amphibians of Australia]]
[[Category:Capitosaurs]]
[[Category:Capitosaurs]]
[[Category:Triassic temnospondyls of Africa]]
[[Category:Triassic temnospondyls of Australia]]
[[Category:Triassic temnospondyls of Australia]]
[[Category:Early Triassic amphibians of Africa]]
[[Category:Early Triassic amphibians of Africa]]
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1966]]
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1966]]
[[Category:Prehistoric amphibian genera]]




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Latest revision as of 14:16, 28 June 2024

Watsonisuchus
Temporal range: Early Triassic
Holotype skull of W. gunganj
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Clade: Capitosauria
Genus: Watsonisuchus
Ochev, 1966
Species
  • W. magnus (Watson, 1962) (type)
  • ?W. aliciae (Warren and Hutchinson, 1988)
  • W. gunganj (Warren, 1980)
  • W. rewanensis (Warren, 1980)
Synonyms
  • Rewanobatrachus Schoch and Milner, 2000
  • ?Warrenisuchus Maganuco et al., 2009

Watsonisuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Early Triassic of Australia, Madagascar, and South Africa.[1] It was up to 122 cm long and had a robust skull of 24 cm in length.[2]

Three or four species are known:[3] W. magnus (the type species), W. aliciae (which may instead belong to Warrenisuchus), W. gunganj, and W. rewanensis.

References

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  1. ^ Steyer, J. Sebastien (2003). "A revision of the Early Triassic "captisaurs" (Stegocephali, Stereospondyli) from Madagascar, with remarks on their comparative ontogeny". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (3): 544–555. Bibcode:2003JVPal..23..544S. doi:10.1671/1740. S2CID 85667716.
  2. ^ "AmphibianS.xls" (PDF). angellis.net. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. ^ 'Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor Lizard Megalania by Ralph E. Molnar (Pg. 39)