Platystega

Extinct genus of amphibians

Platystega
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Temnospondyli
Infraorder:
Trematosauria
Superfamily:
Trematosauroidea
Family:
Trematosauridae
Genus:
Platystega

Wiman, 1915
Species
  • P. depressa Wiman, 1915 (type)

Platystega is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Trematosauridae.

Classification

Below is a cladogram from Steyer (2002) showing the phylogenetic relationships of trematosaurids:[1]

Trematosauridae 
 Trematosaurinae 

Tertrema

Lyrocephaliscus

Platystega

 Lonchorhynchinae 

See also

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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 (4): 771–793. Bibcode:2002Palgy..45..771S. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00260. S2CID 83515233.
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Taxon identifiers
Platystega


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