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The Prionosuchus (1948)

Phylum : Chordata Superclass : Tetrapoda Class : Amphibia Order : Temnospondyli Family : Archegosauridae Genus : Prionosuchus Species : P. plummeri

Late Permian (270 Ma)

8 m long and 550 kg (size)

Pedra do Fogo formation, Brazil (map)

First things first: not everyone agrees that Prionosuchus deserves its own genus; some paleontologists maintain that this huge prehistoric amphibian was actually a species of Platyoposaurus. That said, Prionosuchus was a true monster among amphibians, which has inspired its inclusion in many imaginary “Who would win? Prionosuchus vs. [insert large animal here]” discussions on the internet. If you managed to get close enough–and you wouldn’t want to–Prionosuchus would probably have been indistinguishable from the large crocodiles that evolved tens of millions of years later, and were true reptiles rather than amphibians.

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