''Kamacops'' is a

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of dissorophid

temnospondyls Temnospondyli (from Greek τέμνειν, ''temnein'' 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, ''spondylos'' 'vertebra') or temnospondyls is a diverse ancient order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered primitive amphibians—that flourished wo ...

known from the Middle to Late Permian of Russia that was described by Yuri Gubin in 1980. It is known from a single species, ''Kamacops acervalis,'' material of which is currently reposited in the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ''Kamacops'' is one of the youngest dissorophids, along with '' Iratusaurus'' and '' Zygosaurus'' from Russia and '' Anakamacops'' from China and was one of the largest known dissorophids, with an estimated skull length of 24–30 cm. It is typically recovered as being most closely related to ''Zygosaurus'' and to the North American '' Cacops''''.'' A detailed study of the braincase region was performed by Schoch (1999), one of the first to examine this region in dissorophids. This study revealed extensive co-ossification of the braincase.

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Permian temnospondyls Dissorophidae Fossils of Russia Prehistoric amphibian genera {{temnospondyli-stub