Megalophthalma
Name:
Megalophthalma
(large eye).
Phonetic: Meg-ah-lof-fal-mah.
Named By: R. R. Schoch, A. R. Milner
& F. Witzmann - 2014.
Classification: Chordata, Amphibia,
Temnospondyli, Stereospondyli, Plagiosauridae.
Species: M. ockerti (type).
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
Size: Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.
Known locations: Germany - Erfurt Formation.
Time period: Mid Triassic.
Fossil representation: Partial skull and lower jaw.
Megalophthalma is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that lived in Germany during the mid Triassic.
Further reading
- Skull morphology and phylogenetic relationships of a new Middle
Triassic plagiosaurid temnospondyl from Germany, and the evolution of
plagiosaurid eyes. - Palaeontology. - R. R. Schoch, A.
R. Milner & F. Witzmann - 2014.
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