Extinct genus of temnospondyls From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luzocephalus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Early Triassic of Russia (Vetluga Series, Kasnyye Baki horizon) and Greenland (Wordie Creek Formation). It is usually regarded as a member of the family Lydekkerinidae, although it has also been placed in the family Trematosauridae.[1][2]
Luzocephalus Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Family: | †Lydekkerinidae (?) |
Genus: | †Luzocephalus Säve-Söderbergh, 1935 |
Species | |
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Luzocephalus in a cladogram after Novikov (2018) with only Early Triassic Eastern Europe taxa included:[3]
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