Rhytidosteus
| Rhytidosteus Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Illustrations of the skull and a cross section of the tooth of Rhytidosteus capensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Superfamily: | †Rhytidosteoidea (?) |
| Family: | †Rhytidosteidae (?) |
| Genus: | †Rhytidosteus Owen, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| †Rhytidosteus capensis Owen, 1884 | |
Rhytidosteus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of South Africa. In 2019, the remains were also discovered in the Astrakhan region, Russia.