Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Plagiosauridae

Full reference: R. R. Schoch, A. R. Milner, and F. Witzmann. 2014. Skull morphology and phylogenetic relationships of a new middle Triassic plagiosaurid temnospondyl from Germany, and the evolution of plagiosaurid eyes. Palaeontology 1-14

Parent taxon: Plagiosterninae according to R. R. Schoch et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Aranetsia, Melanopelta, Plagiorophus, Plagiosternum

Subtaxa: Megalophthalma ockerti

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Type: Megalophthalma ockerti

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vellberg-Eschenau (Triassic of Germany)

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