Peltostega
Extinct genus of amphibians
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Peltostega is an extinct genus of prehistoric trematosaurians. The type is the only known species, Peltostega erici It is known from the Early Triassic Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard.[1]
| Peltostega Temporal range: Early Triassic ~ | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
| Genus: | †Peltostega Wiman, 1916 |
| Species: | †P. erici |
| Binomial name | |
| †Peltostega erici Wiman, 1916 | |