Melosaurinae Explained

Melosaurinae is an extinct subfamily of temnospondyl amphibians, part of the family Archegosauridae. Most melosaurines are known from Russia, although an unnamed species has been found in Brazil.^[1] Unlike the long-skulled archegosaurids of the family Platyoposaurinae, melosaurines have shorter, broadened snouts.

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram modified from Ruta et al. (2007):^[2]

External links

• Web site: Labyrinthodon. Paleofile. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231607/http://www.paleofile.com/Demo/Mainpage/Taxalist/Labyrinthodon.htm. December 29, 2017. dead.

Notes and References

1. Dias-Da-Silva . S. R. . 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2011.00263.x . Middle-Late Permian tetrapods from the Rio do Rasto Formation, Southern Brazil: A biostratigraphic reassessment . Lethaia . 45 . 109–120 . 2012 .
2. Ruta . Marcello . Pisani . Davide . Lloyd . Graeme T . Benton . Michael J . Michael Benton. A supertree of Temnospondyli: Cladogenetic patterns in the most species-rich group of early tetrapods . 10.1098/rspb.2007.1250 . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 274 . 1629 . 3087–3095 . 2007 . 17925278. 2293949.