Watsonisuchus Explained

Watsonisuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Early Triassic of Australia, Madagascar, and South Africa.[1] It was up to 122 cm long and had a robust skull of 24 cm in length.[2]

Three or four species are known:[3] W. magnus (the type species), W. aliciae (which may instead belong to Warrenisuchus), W. gunganj, and W. rewanensis.

Notes and References

  1. Steyer . J. Sebastien . 2003 . A revision of the Early Triassic "captisaurs" (Stegocephali, Stereospondyli) from Madagascar, with remarks on their comparative ontogeny . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 23 . 3 . 544–555 . 10.1671/1740 . 2003JVPal..23..544S . 85667716 .
  2. Web site: AmphibianS.xls . 2023-06-28 . angellis.net.
  3. 'Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor Lizard Megalania by Ralph E. Molnar (Pg. 39)

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