A trematosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of Jordan

A well-preserved mandible from the Lower Anisian Mukheiris Formation from near the Dead Sea (Jordan) proves the presence of tetrapods in the region. It is identified as a stereospondyl lower jaw sharing synapomorphies with the Trematosauroidea. It has the following combination of features: (1) Mecke...

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Main Author: R. R. Schoch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-08-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/14/119/2011/fr-14-119-2011.pdf

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