Capulomala
Capulomala is an extinct genus of stereospondyl temnospondyl known from the Early Triassic. Separate species are recognised, C. panchetensis found in the Panchet Formation of India and C. arcadiaensis from the Arcadia Formation of Australia.[1]
| Capulomala Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Genus: | †Capulomala Warren et al., 2009 |
| Type species | |
| †C. panchetensis Warren et al., 2009 | |
Description
Capulomala is described on the basis of postglenoid areas of the mandible, which possess a uniquely hypertrophied postglenoid process. Capulomala cannot be reliably associated with any known cranial material.
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References
- Warren, Anne & Damiani, R. & Sengupta, Dhurjati. (2009). Unique stereospondyl mandibles from the early triassic panchet formation of India and the Arcadia Formation of Australia. Special Papers in Palaeontology. 161-173. 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00865.x.
Major groups of stereospondyls | ||
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| Lapillopsidae? |   | |
| Lydekkerinidae | ||
| Rhinesuchidae | ||
| Peltobatrachidae? | ||
| Capitosauria | (see Capitosauria) | |
| Trematosauria | (see Trematosauria) | |
| Other stereospondyls | ||
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