Prionosuchus

Prionosuchus
Temporal range: 299–272 Ma Cisuralian (Asselian to Kungurian)
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Family: Archegosauridae
Subfamily: Platyoposaurinae
Genus: Prionosuchus
Price, 1948[1]
Type species
Prionosuchus plummeri
Price, 1948[2]

Prionosuchus is an extinct genus of large temnospondyl. A single species P. plummeri, is recognized from the Early Permian (some time between 299 and 272 million years ago). Its fossils have been found in what is now northeastern Brazil.

  1. ^ "Prionosuchus". BioLib. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Prionosuchus plummeri". BioLib. Retrieved 30 November 2022.