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Luzocephalus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Lydekkerinidae

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by E. Fara on 2003-01-23; modified by R. Butler on 2017-10-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Luzocephalus Shishkin
1985Luzocephalus Warren and Black
1988Luzocephalus Carroll
1996Luzocephalus Shishkin et al. pp. 1650, 1656-1657 fig. 11
2000Luzocephalus Schoch and Milner p. 78
2000Luzocephalus Shishkin et al.
2000Luzocephalus Yates and Warren pp. 84, 99 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
familyLydekkerinidae
genusLuzocephalusShishkin 1980

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Luzocephalus Shishkin 1980
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Luzocephalus blomi Shishkin 1980
Luzocephalus johanssoni Säve-Söderbergh 1935
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Invalid names: Lyrocephalus rapax Säve-Söderbergh 1935 [synonym]
Luzocephalus kochi Säve-Söderbergh 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Induan or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Greenland (Northeast Greenland National Park) Lyrocephalus johanssoni (143872) Lyrocephalus kochi (143871 143874) Lyrocephalus rapax (143873)
Vokhmian251.902 - 246.7Russian Federation (Kirov) L. blomi (187383)