| Wantzosaurus | |
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| Wantzosaurus (1) and otherTriassic marine predators | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Trematosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Lonchorhynchinae |
| Genus: | †Wantzosaurus Lehman, 1961 |
| Species: | †W. elongatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Wantzosaurus elongatus Lehman, 1961 | |
Wantzosaurus was a genus oftemnospondyl amphibian of theTrematosauridae family. Fossils have been found in theEarly TriassicMiddle Sakamena Formation (Sakamena Group) of what is nowMadagascar. It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim bylateral undulation.[1] Apelagic lifestyle for this animal has been proposed.[2]
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