# Luzocephalus

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Extinct genus of temnospondyls

Luzocephalus Temporal range: Early Triassic Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Family: †Lydekkerinidae (?) Genus: †Luzocephalus Säve-Söderbergh, 1935 Species L. blomi Shishkin, 1980 L. johannsoni Säve-Söderbergh, 1935 L. kochi Säve-Söderbergh, 1935

***Luzocephalus*** is an extinct [genus](/source/Genus) of [temnospondyl](/source/Temnospondyl) from the [Early Triassic](/source/Early_Triassic) of Russia (Vetluga Series, Kasnyye Baki horizon) and Greenland ([Wordie Creek Formation](/source/Wordie_Creek_Formation)). It is usually regarded as a member of the family [Lydekkerinidae](/source/Lydekkerinidae), although it has also been placed in the family [Trematosauridae](/source/Trematosauridae).[1][2]

## Phylogeny

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

Temnospondyli Luzocephalus Capitosauridae Samarabatrachus Parotosuchus Poryolosuchus Selenocara Wetlugasaurus Vladlenosaurus Quantas Syrtosuchus Benthosuchus Yarengiidae Vyborosaurus Yarengia Trematosauridae Prothoosuchus Thoosuchus Trematotegmen Angusaurus Inflectosaurus Trematosaurus Lydekkerinidae Qantasidae Benthosuchidae

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DY03_1-0)** Damiani, R.J.; Yates, A.M. (2003). ["The Triassic amphibian *Thoosuchus yakovlevi* and the relationships of the Trematosauroidea (Temnospondyli: Stereospondyli)"](http://web1.australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17964/1388_complete.pdf) (PDF). *Records of the Australian Museum*. **55** (3): 331–342. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1388](https://doi.org/10.3853%2Fj.0067-1975.55.2003.1388).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DSM11_2-0)** Dias-Da-Silva, S. R.; Marsicano, C. (2011). "Phylogenetic reappraisal of Rhytidosteidae (Stereospondyli: Trematosauria), temnospondyl amphibians from the Permian and Triassic". *Journal of Systematic Palaeontology*. **9** (2): 305. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2011JSPal...9..305D](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JSPal...9..305D). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/14772019.2010.492664](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F14772019.2010.492664). [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[11336/68471](https://hdl.handle.net/11336%2F68471). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [84569779](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:84569779).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Novikov2018_3-0)** Novikov A.V. (2018). [*Early Triassic amphibians of Eastern Europe: evolution of dominant groups and peculiarities of changing communities*](https://new.ras.ru/upload/iblock/7de/j85vtubof3mlf81izrqq9u9oh9eb5lrh.pdf) (PDF) (in Russian). Moscow: RAS. p. 138. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-5-906906-71-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-5-906906-71-7).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: publisher location ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_publisher_location)) ["Archive copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208092959/https://new.ras.ru/upload/iblock/7de/j85vtubof3mlf81izrqq9u9oh9eb5lrh.pdf) (PDF). December 8, 2023. Archived from [the original](https://new.ras.ru/upload/iblock/7de/j85vtubof3mlf81izrqq9u9oh9eb5lrh.pdf) (PDF) on 8 December 2023.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

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v t e Stereospondyli Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Order: Temnospondyli Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see Temnospondyli Stereospondyli see below↓ Stereospondyli Stereospondyli Arachana Capulomala Peltobatrachus Lapillopsidae Lapillopsis Manubrantlia Rhigerpeton Rotaurisaurus Rhinesuchidae Australerpeton? Broomistega Laccosaurus Parapytanga? Rastosuchus Rhineceps Rhinesuchoides Rhinesuchus Uranocentrodon Lydekkerinidae Chomatobatrachus Cryobatrachus Deltacephalus Eolydekkerina Indobenthosuchus Luzocephalus? Lydekkerina Capitosauria Antarctosuchus Bukobaja Calmasuchus Capitosaurus Cherninia Cyclotosaurus Edingerella Eocyclotosaurus Eryosuchus Heptasaurus Huangfuchuansuchus Jammerbergia Kestrosaurus Kupferzellia Mastodonsaurus Meyerosuchus Odenwaldia Paracyclotosaurus Parotosuchus Quasicyclotosaurus Procyclotosaurus Promastodonsaurus Rhadalognathus Samarabatrachus Sassenisaurus Sclerothorax Selenocara Stanocephalosaurus Stenotosaurus Subcyclotosaurus Tatrasuchus Vladlenosaurus Volgasaurus Volgasuchus Warrenisuchus Watsonisuchus Wellesaurus Wetlugasaurus Xenotosuchus Yuanansuchus Trematosauria see below↓ Trematosauria Trematosauria Almasaurus Bothriceps Callistomordax Chinlestegophis Keratobrachyops Laidleria Latiscopus Qantas Rileymillerus Syrtosuchus Uruyiella Benthosuchidae Benthosuchus Kwatisuchus Trematosauridae Angusaurus Aphaneramma Cosgriffius Erythrobatrachus Gonioglyptus Hyperokynodon Icanosaurus Indolyrocephalus Inflectosaurus Lyrocephaliscus Microposaurus Panchetosaurus Platystega Prothoosuchus Stoschiosaurus Tertrema Tertremoides Thoosuchus Tirraturhinus Trematolestes Trematosuchoides Trematosaurus Trematosuchus Trematotegmen Wantzosaurus Metoposauridae Anaschisma Apachesaurus Arganasaurus Buettnererpeton Dutuitosaurus Metoposaurus Panthasaurus Rhytidosteidae Boreopelta Mahavisaurus Nanolania Peltostega Pneumatostega Rhytidosteus Sangaia Trucheosaurus Derwentiinae Arcadia Acerastia Deltasaurus Derwentia Indobrachyops Rewana Chigutisauridae Arenaerpeton Chigutisaurus Compsocerops Koolasuchus Pelorocephalus Siderops Brachyopidae Banksiops Bathignathus Batrachosaurus Batrachosuchoides Batrachosuchus Blinasaurus Brachyops Gobiops Hadrokkosaurus Notobrachyops Platycepsion Sinobrachyops Vanastega Vigilius Xenobrachyops Plagiosauridae Gerrothorax Megalophthalma Plagiobatrachus Plagiorophus Plagiosaurus Plagioscutum Plagiosternum Plagiosuchus See also: Trematosauroidea Metoposauroidea Rhytidosteoidea Brachyopomorpha Brachyopoidea Plagiosauroidea Category

Taxon identifiers Luzocephalus Wikidata: Q6706618 GBIF: 4574542 IRMNG: 1387495 Open Tree of Life: 3620880 Paleobiology Database: 37079

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