Wellesaurus

Wellesaurus
Temporal range: Triassic, 251.3–247.2 Ma
Scientific classification
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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