Name
Zygosaurus (Yoke lizard).
Phonetic
Zy-go-rhi-zah.
Named By
Eichwald - 1848.
Classification
Chordata, Amphibia, Temnospondyli, Dissorophidae, Cacopinae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
Z. lucius
Size
Skull estimated to be about 20cm long.
Known locations
Russia.
Time Period
Roadian to the Wuchiapingian of the Permian.
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
A relative of amphibians such as Platyhystrix and Cacops, Zygosaurus was a cacopine temnospondyl that lived in Russia during the Permian.
– Uber die Saurier des kupferfhrenden Zechsteins Russlands. – Bulletin de la Societe National Moscou (in Russian). 21: 136–204. – Eduard Eichwals – 1848.
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