Megalocephalus
Sign in to saveMegalocephalus (meaning "big head") is an extinct genus of baphetid tetrapodomorph from the late Carboniferous (Westphalian A-C) of the British Isles and the United States (Ohio). It contains two species, M. pachycephalus and M. lineolatus.
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It sits within the topics Baphetoidea, Carboniferous animals of North America and Prehistoric amphibians of North America.
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- ''Megalocephalus pachycephalus''
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Megalocephalus (meaning "big head") is an extinct genus of baphetid tetrapodomorph from the late Carboniferous (Westphalian A-C) of the British Isles and the United States (Ohio). It contains two species, M. pachycephalus and M. lineolatus.
== History ==
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