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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