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'''''Wantzosaurus''''' was a genus of [[temnospondyli|temnospondyl]] amphibian of the [[Trematosauridae]] family. Fossils have been found in the [[Early Triassic]] [[Middle Sakamena Formation]] ([[Sakamena Group]]) of what is now [[Madagascar]]. It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim by [[lateral undulation]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Steyer |first1=J. Sébastien |title=The First Articulated Trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: Implications for the Phylogeny of the Group |journal=Palaeontology |date=July 2002 |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=771–793 |doi=10.1111/1475-4983.00260 }}</ref> A [[pelagic]] lifestyle for this animal has been proposed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Scheyer |first1=Torsten M. |last2=Romano |first2=Carlo |last3=Jenks |first3=Jim |last4=Bucher |first4=Hugo |title=Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective |journal=PLoS ONE |date=19 March 2014 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=e88987 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0088987 |pmid=24647136 |pmc=3960099 |bibcode=2014PLoSO...988987S }}</ref>
'''''Wantzosaurus''''' was a genus of [[temnospondyli|temnospondyl]] amphibian of the [[Trematosauridae]] family. Fossils have been found in the [[Early Triassic]] [[Middle Sakamena Formation]] ([[Sakamena Group]]) of what is now [[Madagascar]]. It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim by [[lateral undulation]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Steyer |first1=J. Sébastien |title=The First Articulated Trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: Implications for the Phylogeny of the Group |journal=Palaeontology |date=July 2002 |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=771–793 |doi=10.1111/1475-4983.00260 }}</ref> A [[pelagic]] lifestyle for this animal has been proposed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Scheyer |first1=Torsten M. |last2=Romano |first2=Carlo |last3=Jenks |first3=Jim |last4=Bucher |first4=Hugo |title=Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective |journal=PLOS ONE |date=19 March 2014 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=e88987 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0088987 |pmid=24647136 |pmc=3960099 |bibcode=2014PLoSO...988987S }}</ref>


== References ==
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Wantzosaurus
Temporal range: Induan, Early Triassic
Wantzosaurus (1) and other Triassic marine predators
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Trematosauridae
Subfamily: Lonchorhynchinae
Genus: Wantzosaurus
Lehman, 1961
Species:
W. elongatus
Binomial name
Wantzosaurus elongatus
Lehman, 1961

Wantzosaurus was a genus of temnospondyl amphibian of the Trematosauridae family. Fossils have been found in the Early Triassic Middle Sakamena Formation (Sakamena Group) of what is now Madagascar. It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim by lateral undulation.[1] A pelagic lifestyle for this animal has been proposed.[2]

References

  1. ^ Steyer, J. Sébastien (July 2002). "The First Articulated Trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: Implications for the Phylogeny of the Group". Palaeontology. 45 (4): 771–793. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00260.
  2. ^ Scheyer, Torsten M.; Romano, Carlo; Jenks, Jim; Bucher, Hugo (19 March 2014). "Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e88987. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...988987S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088987. PMC 3960099. PMID 24647136.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)