Platystega

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

Platystega
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†Platystega

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

Classification

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

Trematosauridae 
 Trematosaurinae 
 
 

Tertrema

 
 
 

Lyrocephaliscus

 
 

Platystega

 
 
 
 
 

Luzocephalus

 
 
 

Trematosaurus

 
 

Trematosuchus

 
 
 
 
 Lonchorhynchinae 
 

Aphaneramma

 
 
 

Erythrobatrachus

 
 

Cosgriffius

 
 
 

Stoschiosaurus

 
 

Wantzosaurus

 
 
 
 
 

See also

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: 771–793. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00260.


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