Edingerella Explained

Edingerella is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of Madagascar. It is a basal capitosaur closely related to Watsonisuchus.^[1]

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram from Fortuny et al. (2011):^[2]

Notes and References

1. Maganuco . S. . Steyer, J.S. . Pasini, G. . Boulay, M. . Lorrain, S. . Bénéteau, A. . Auditore, M. . 2009 . An exquisite specimen of Edingerella madagascariensis (Temnospondyli) from the Lower Triassic of NW Madagascar; cranial anatomy, phylogeny, and restorations . Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturalie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano . 36 . 2 . 1–72 .
2. Fortuny . J. . Galobart . À. . Santisteban . C. D. . 10.4202/app.2010.0025 . free . A New Capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the Relationships within the Capitosauria . Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 56 . 3 . 553 . 2011 .