Archegosaurus

Archegosaurus is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian which lived during the Asselian to Wuchiapingian stages of the Permian, around 299-253 million years ago. The remains of this animal, consisting of at least 90 partial skeletons (mostly skulls), have been found in Germany. The name Archegosaurus was coined by Goldfuss in 1847. Archegosaurus is a member of Archegosauridae and is that family's type genus.

Archegosaurus
Temporal range: Early Permian - Late Permian,
A. decheni skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Temnospondyli
Family: Archegosauridae
Genus: Archegosaurus
Goldfuss, 1847
Type species
Archegosaurus decheni
Goldfuss, 1847
Other species
  • A. dyscriton
    (Steen, 1938 [originally Memonomenos dyscriton])
Synonyms
  • Memonomenos Steen, 1938
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