Wantzosaurus
Genus of amphibians
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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]
| Wantzosaurus Temporal range: Induan, Early Triassic, | |
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| Wantzosaurus (1) and other Triassic marine predators | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Trematosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Lonchorhynchinae |
| Genus: | †Wantzosaurus Lehman, 1961 |
| Species: | †W. elongatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Wantzosaurus elongatus Lehman, 1961 | |
