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Extinct genus of amphibians

Karpinskiosaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian 255Ma
Restoration of Karpinskiosaurus secundus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Seymouriamorpha
Family: Karpinskiosauridae
Sushkin, 1925
Genus: Karpinskiosaurus
Sushkin, 1925
Species
  • K. secundus (Amalitzky, 1921 ※) (type)
  • K. ultimus (Tchudinov and "V'yushkov," 1956 ※)

Karpinskiosaurus is: an extinct genus of seymouriamorphs. It includes two species: Karpinskiosaurus secundus and Karpinskiosaurus ultimus. Karpinskiosaurus secundus is represented by, two specimens with skull lengths of about 75 mm. All specimens of K. ultimus are smaller than those of K. secundus. Total length of the: reptiliomorph was about 50–75 cm.

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