Wantzosaurus

Wantzosaurus was a genus of temnospondyl amphibian of the Trematosauridae family. Fossils have been found in the Early Triassic Middle Sakamena Formation (Sakamena Group) of what is now Madagascar. It showed adaptations for an almost completely aquatic lifestyle, having the ability to swim by lateral undulation.^[1] A pelagic lifestyle for this animal has been proposed.^[2]

Wantzosaurus Temporal range: Induan, Early Triassic, 251–250 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Wantzosaurus (1) and other Triassic marine predators
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Family:	†Trematosauridae
Subfamily:	†Lonchorhynchinae
Genus:	†Wantzosaurus Lehman, 1961
Species:	†W. elongatus
Binomial name
†Wantzosaurus elongatus Lehman, 1961