Indolyrocephalus
Extinct genus of temnospondyls
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Indolyrocephalus is an extinct genus of temnospondyls belonging to the family Trematosauridae. It contains a single species, I. huxleyi, from the Early Triassic Panchet Formation of India.[1] It was initially classified in Gonioglyptus, then into its own genus Indolyrocephalus, and then back into Gonioglyptus[2], but is presently placed in Indolyrocephalus once again.[3][4]
| Indolyrocephalus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Family: | †Trematosauridae |
| Genus: | †Indolyrocephalus Tripathi, 1969 |
| Species: | †I. huxleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Indolyrocephalus huxleyi (Lydekker, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gonioglyptus huxleyi Lydekker, 1882 | |
