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Wellesaurus

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Wellesaurus
Temporal range: Triassic, 251.3–247.2 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Temnospondyli
Suborder: †Stereospondyli
Clade: †Capitosauria
Family: †Stenotosauridae
Genus: †Wellesaurus
Lehman, 1971
Species
  • †W. peabodyi (Lehman, 1971) (type)

Wellesaurus is an extinct genus of mastodonsauroid temnospondyl within the family Mastodonsauridae. They were amphibious carnivores that lived in freshwater environments.[1]

References

  1. ^ "†Wellesaurus Lehman 1971". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

See also

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