Lyrocephaliscus

Lyrocephaliscus is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Trematosauridae.

Lyrocephaliscus
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Lyrocephaliscus

Wiman, 1914
Species
  • L. euri Wiman, 1914 (type)

Classification

Below is a cladogram from Steyer (2002) showing the phylogenetic relationships of trematosaurids:[1]

Trematosauridae 
 Trematosaurinae 

Tertrema

Lyrocephaliscus

Platystega

Luzocephalus

Trematosaurus

Trematosuchus

 Lonchorhynchinae 

Aphaneramma

Erythrobatrachus

Cosgriffius

Stoschiosaurus

Wantzosaurus

See also

  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References

  1. Steyer, J. S. (2002). "The first articulated trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: implications for the phylogeny of the group". Palaeontology. 45: 771–793. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00260.


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