Luzocephalus Explained

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]}

Phylogeny

Luzocephalus in a cladogram after Novikov (2018) with only Early Triassic Eastern Europe taxa included:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Damiani . R.J. . Yates, A.M. . 2003 . The Triassic amphibian Thoosuchus yakovlevi and the relationships of the Trematosauroidea (Temnospondyli: Stereospondyli) . Records of the Australian Museum . 55 . 3 . 331–342 . 10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1388.
2. Dias-Da-Silva . S. R. . Marsicano . C. . 10.1080/14772019.2010.492664 . Phylogenetic reappraisal of Rhytidosteidae (Stereospondyli: Trematosauria), temnospondyl amphibians from the Permian and Triassic . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 9 . 2 . 305 . 2011 . 2011JSPal...9..305D . 11336/68471 . 84569779 . free .
3. Book: Novikov A.V.. 2018. Early Triassic amphibians of Eastern Europe: evolution of dominant groups and peculiarities of changing communities. Moscow: RAS. 138. ru. 978-5-906906-71-7. Web site: Archive copy . December 8, 2023 .