Vanastega
Extinct genus of amphibians
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Vanastega is an extinct genus of Triassic temnospondyl amphibian in the family Brachyopidae. It is known from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone in Burgersdorp, South Africa.[1][2] The genus contains just one species, Vanastega plurimidens, the type species.[2]
| Vanastega Temporal range: Middle Triassic, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Brachyopidae |
| Genus: | †Vanastega Damiani and Kitching, 2003[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Vanastega plurimidens Damiani and Kitching, 2003[1] | |
