Kestrosaurus, occasionally misspelt as Kerstisaurus,[1] is an extinct genus of Triassic capitosauroid temnospondyl within the family Mastodonsauridae.

Kestrosaurus
Temporal range: Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Clade: Capitosauria
Family: Mastodonsauridae
Genus: Kestrosaurus
Haughton, 1925
Species:
K. dreyeri
Binomial name
Kestrosaurus dreyeri
Haughton, 1925

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References edit

  1. ^ Carpenter, Kenneth (2001). The Armored Dinosaurs. ISBN 0-253-33964-2.