Prionosuchus
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.
| Prionosuchus | |
|---|---|
| Life restoration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Family: | †Archegosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Platyoposaurinae |
| Genus: | †Prionosuchus Price, 1948 |
| Type species | |
| †Prionosuchus plummeri Price, 1948 | |
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