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CYCLOTOSAURUS
(cy-clot-o-sore-us)
meaning: "round eared lizard"
Cyclotosaurus
Named By: Eberhard Fraas in 1889
Time Period: Late Triassic
Location: England - Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation (Finstall Member). Germany - Hassberge Formation, Lowenstein Formation, Stuttgart Formation, Trossingen Formation. Greenland (Oersted Dal Member) - Fleming Fjord Formation. Luxembourg. Poland - Drawno Beds Formation. Russia - Bukobay Formation. Thailand - Huai Hin Lat Formation
Size: Skulls up to 70 centimetres long, largest individuals up to 4.3 meters long
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Many individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Amphibia | Temnospondyli | Mastodonsauridae |
Also known as: | Mastodonsaurus robustus |
About

Cyclotosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl within the family Mastodonsauridae. It was of great size for an amphibian, reaching 3-4.3 m (9.8-14.1 ft) in length with an elongated 70 cm (28 in) skull.

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