Paracyclotosaurus

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Paracyclotosaurus
Fossil range: Middle Triassic
Paracyclotosaurus modelNational Dinosaur Museum, Canberra
Paracyclotosaurus model
National Dinosaur Museum, Canberra
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Amphibia
Order: Temnospondyli
Zittel, 1888
Family: Capitosauroidea
Genus: 'Paracyclotosaurus'

Paracyclotosaurus were giant temnospondyl amphibians with a flat body, similar to today's salamander - but very much larger. Although they could live on dry land, Paracyclotosaurus probably spent most of its time in water. A fish-eater, it might have played a waiting game, lying just below the surface of the water. When an unsuspecting fish came within reach of its jaws, Paracyclotosaurus lifted its massive head, its mouth opened wide and the fish was sucked inside. Modern predators, such as crocodiles, use this technique to catch some of their prey. Paracyclotosaurus was 6 - 8 feet long, and it lived on the Triassic Period, about 235 million years ago (Middle Triassic). Paracyclotosaurus fossils were found in Australia, India and South Africa - Gondwana.

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