Peltostega

Extinct genus of amphibians

Peltostega
Temporal range: Early Triassic
~251.3–247.2 Ma[1]
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Genus: Peltostega
Wiman, 1916
Species:
P. erici
Binomial name
Peltostega erici
Wiman, 1916

Peltostega is an extinct genus of prehistoric trematosaurians. The type is the only known species, Peltostega erici It is known from the Early Triassic Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "†Peltostega Wiman 1916". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Tetrapodomorpha
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Temnospondyli
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Stereospondyli
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Lapillopsidae
Rhinesuchidae
Lydekkerinidae
Capitosauria
Trematosauria
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Uranocentrodon senekalensis

Lydekkerina huxleyi

Paracyclotosaurus davidi
Benthosuchidae
Trematosauridae
Metoposauridae
Rhytidosteidae
Derwentiinae
Chigutisauridae
Brachyopidae
Plagiosauridae
Trematolestes hagdorni

Metoposaurus diagnosticus

Gerrothorax pulcherrimus
Taxon identifiers
Peltostega


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