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Platyoposaurus Temporal range: Middle Permian |
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| Platyoposaurus watsoni | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Temnospondyli |
| Family: | Archegosauridae |
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Platyoposaurus Trautschold, 1884 |
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Platyoposaurus was a Temnospondyli amphibian from the Middle Permian period about 270-268 Mya.
One of the discoveries includes a skull 28 cm long with a purported body length of 250 cm representing a carnivorous adult specimen.
The fossil remains were found in Belebey, Bashkortostan in Russia, and the name Platyposaurus means "flat faced reptile".