Mastodonsauridae

Mastodonsaurids
Temporal range: Triassic 250.0–199.6 Ma
Skull of Heptasaurus cappelensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Clade: Capitosauria
Superfamily: Mastodonsauroidea
Family: Mastodonsauridae
Lydekker, 1885
Genera
Synonyms
  • Capitosauridae Watson, 1919

Mastodonsauridae is a family of capitosauroid temnospondyls. Fossils belonging to this family have been found in North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The family Capitosauridae is synonymous with Mastodonsauridae.