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Mastodonsauridae is a family of capitosauroid temnospondyls. Fossils belonging to this family have been found in North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The family Capitosauridae is synonymous with Mastodonsauridae.

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Parent taxon
Mastodonsauroidea
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taxon name
Mastodonsauridae
taxon rank
family
Commons category
Capitosauria
start time
250000000-
end time
199600000-
time period
Triassic
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Mastodonsauridae is a family of capitosauroid temnospondyls. Fossils belonging to this family have been found in North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The family Capitosauridae is synonymous with Mastodonsauridae.

==Description== ===Size=== thumb|left|Paracyclotosaurus crookshanki compared to a human Mastodonsaurids were generally large amphibians, with some length estimates ranging from 3 to 6 meters. Some genera, like Mastodonsaurus and Cyclotosaurus were specially large, reaching at least 4 meters or more. Other genera like Parotosuchus and Paracyclotosaurus only reached 2 meters or more in length, but it's still large compared to most modern-day amphibians.

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