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''Promastodonsaurus'' ("before '' Mastodonsaurus''") is an extinct
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
capitosauroid The Mastodonsauroidea are an extinct superfamily of temnospondyl amphibians known from the Triassic. Fossils belonging to this superfamily have been found in North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The genus ''Ferganobatrachu ...
temnospondyl Temnospondyli (from Greek τέμνειν, ''temnein'' 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, ''spondylos'' 'vertebra') is a diverse order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered primitive amphibians—that flourished worldwide during the Carb ...
s within the
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Mastodonsauridae. Fossils of the genus were found in the Ischigualasto Formation of the
Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin The Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin ( es, Cuenca de Ischigualasto-Villa Unión) is a small sedimentary basin located in the Argentine Northwest, Argentina. It is located in the southwestern part of La Rioja Province and the northeastern part o ...
in northwestern Argentina.Martínez et al., 2013


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* Stereospondyls Carnian genera Triassic temnospondyls of South America Triassic Argentina Fossils of Argentina Ischigualasto Formation Fossil taxa described in 1963 Taxa named by José Bonaparte {{Temnospondyli-stub