Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Lyrocephaliscidae
Alternative combination: Lyrocephalus euri
Full reference: C. Wiman. 1914. Über die Stegocephalen aus der Trias Spitzbergens. Bulletin of the Geological Institutions of the University of Uppsala 13:1-34
Belongs to Lyrocephaliscus according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000
See also Säve-Söderbergh 1935 and Wiman 1914
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIU U.1, a skull. Its type locality is Mountain north of Mt. Sture, which is in a Smithian marine shale in the Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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