Stereospondyli
| Stereospondyls Temporal range: | |
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| Life restoration of Siderops kehli, a chigutisaurid | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Clade: | †Stereospondylomorpha |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
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The Stereospondyli are a group of extinct temnospondyl amphibians that existed primarily during the Mesozoic period. They are known from all seven continents and were common components of many Triassic ecosystems, likely filling a similar ecological niche to modern crocodilians prior to the diversification of pseudosuchian archosaurs.