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Crassigyrinus is an extinct genus of tetrapods from the early or middle Carboniferous epoch.

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  • Crassigyrinus
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  • thumb|400pxCrassigyrinus es un género de anfibio muy extraño del periodo Carbonífero inferior. Tenía un cráneo bastante corto con una mandíbula fuerte, lo que sacrificaba algo del ratio de captura por una mordida más eficiente. Sus patas delanteras eran ridículas, ya que se asemejaban a las de un animal que solo tuviera el tamaño de su cabeza, mientras que sus patas traseras eran las de un animal de la mitad de su tamaño. Su cola larga estaba aplanada y le permitía moverse muy rápido. Este animal no giraba muy bien, pero se desplazaba a gran velocidad. Categoría:Anfibios Categoría:Urodelos Categoría:Fauna del Carbonífero
  • Crassigyrinus is an extinct genus of tetrapods from the early or middle Carboniferous epoch.
  • Crassigyrinus (meaning "thick tadpole") is an extinct genus of carnivorous stem group tetrapod from the Early Carboniferous of Scotland and a possible specimen from Greer, West Virginia. The type specimen was originally described as Macromerium scoticum and lacked a complete skull. With subsequent discoveries, Crassigyrinus is now known from three skulls, one of which is in articulation with a fairly complete skeleton, and a couple of incomplete lower jaws. Crassigyrinus grew up to 1.5 meters in length, coupled with punitive limbs and unusually large jaws. Crassigyrinus is taxonomically enigmatic, having confused paleontologists for decades with its apparent fish-like and tetrapod features. Some paleontologists have even considered it as the most basal tetrapod, while others hesitate to ev
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Status
  • Extinct
Name
  • Crassigyrinus
fossil range
Species
  • * C. scoticus
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  • Crassigyrinus
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  • *Macromerium scoticum
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  • Scotland, possibly USA
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  • Crassigyrinus (meaning "thick tadpole") is an extinct genus of carnivorous stem group tetrapod from the Early Carboniferous of Scotland and a possible specimen from Greer, West Virginia. The type specimen was originally described as Macromerium scoticum and lacked a complete skull. With subsequent discoveries, Crassigyrinus is now known from three skulls, one of which is in articulation with a fairly complete skeleton, and a couple of incomplete lower jaws. Crassigyrinus grew up to 1.5 meters in length, coupled with punitive limbs and unusually large jaws. Crassigyrinus is taxonomically enigmatic, having confused paleontologists for decades with its apparent fish-like and tetrapod features. Some paleontologists have even considered it as the most basal tetrapod, while others hesitate to even place it within the Tetrapoda superclass. Crassigyrinus had unusually large jaws, enabling it to eat other animals it could catch and swallow. It had two rows of sharp teeth in its jaws, the second row having a pair of fangs. Crassigyrinus had large eyes, suggesting that it was either nocturnal, or lived in very murky water.
  • thumb|400pxCrassigyrinus es un género de anfibio muy extraño del periodo Carbonífero inferior. Tenía un cráneo bastante corto con una mandíbula fuerte, lo que sacrificaba algo del ratio de captura por una mordida más eficiente. Sus patas delanteras eran ridículas, ya que se asemejaban a las de un animal que solo tuviera el tamaño de su cabeza, mientras que sus patas traseras eran las de un animal de la mitad de su tamaño. Su cola larga estaba aplanada y le permitía moverse muy rápido. Este animal no giraba muy bien, pero se desplazaba a gran velocidad. Categoría:Anfibios Categoría:Urodelos Categoría:Fauna del Carbonífero
  • Crassigyrinus is an extinct genus of tetrapods from the early or middle Carboniferous epoch.
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