Parapytanga is an extinct monotypic genus of temnospondyl, the type species being Parapytanga catarinensis. Parapytanga belongs to the family Rhinesuchidae. Fossils have been found in the Middle Permian Rio do Rasto Formation of Brazil.[1]

Parapytanga
Temporal range: MiddleLate Permian 272.5–254.0 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Rhinesuchidae (?)
Genus: Parapytanga
Strapasson et al., 2015
Species:
P. catarinensis
Binomial name
Parapytanga catarinensis
Strapasson et al., 2015

References

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  1. ^ A. Strapasson, F. L. Pinheiro, and M. B. Soares. 2015. On a New Stereospondylomorph Temnospondyl from the Middle—Late Permian of Southern Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60(4):843-855 [R. Butler/E. Dunne]