Luzocephalus

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Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Tetrapoda
Order:Temnospondyli
Suborder:Stereospondyli
Luzocephalus
Temporal range: Early Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Tetrapoda
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Lydekkerinidae (?)
Genus: Luzocephalus
Säve-Söderbergh, 1935
Species
  • L. blomi Shishkin, 1980
  • L. johannsoni Säve-Söderbergh, 1935
  • L. kochi Säve-Söderbergh, 1935

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]

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