# Lyrocephaliscus

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Extinct genus of amphibians

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Lyrocephaliscus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Family: †Trematosauridae Subfamily: †Trematosaurinae Genus: †Lyrocephaliscus Wiman, 1914 Type species †L. euri Wiman, 1914

***Lyrocephaliscus*** is an extinct [genus](/source/Genus) of [trematosaurian](/source/Trematosauria) [temnospondyl](/source/Temnospondyl) within the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Trematosauridae](/source/Trematosauridae).

## Classification

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

Trematosauridae Trematosaurinae Tertrema Lyrocephaliscus Platystega Luzocephalus Trematosaurus Trematosuchus Lonchorhynchinae Aphaneramma Erythrobatrachus Cosgriffius Stoschiosaurus Wantzosaurus

## See also

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)

- [Prehistoric amphibian](/source/Prehistoric_amphibian)

- [List of prehistoric amphibians](/source/List_of_prehistoric_amphibians)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SJS02_1-0)** Steyer, J. S. (2002). "The first articulated trematosaur 'amphibian' from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar: implications for the phylogeny of the group". *Palaeontology*. **45** (4): 771–793. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2002Palgy..45..771S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002Palgy..45..771S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/1475-4983.00260](https://doi.org/10.1111%2F1475-4983.00260). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [83515233](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:83515233).

v t e Temnospondyli Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Osteichthyes Clade: Sarcopterygii Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Clade: Stegocephali Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see below↓ Temnospondyli Temnospondyli Caerorhachis? Capetus Casineria? Iberospondylus Palatinerpeton Baphetoidea? Colosteidae? Edopoidea Edops Cochleosauridae Adamanterpeton Cochleosaurus Chenoprosopus Macrerpeton Nigerpeton? Procochleosaurus Saharastega? Dendrerpetontidae Balanerpeton Dendrerpeton Dvinosauria Acroplous Bermanerpeton Dvinosaurus Erpetosaurus Isodectes Kourerpeton Perryella? Timonya Trypanognathus Trimerorhachidae Eugyrinus? Lafonius Nannospondylus Neldasaurus Procuhy Trimerorhachis Tupilakosauridae Batrachosuchoides? Slaugenhopia Thabanchuia Tupilakosaurus Zatracheidae Acanthostomatops Chemnitzion Dasyceps Zatrachys Dissorophoidea see Dissorophoidea likely includes Lissamphibia Eryopidae Actinodon Chelydosaurus Clamorosaurus Eryops Onchiodon Osteophorus Stenokranio Syndyodosuchus? Stereospondylomorpha Cheliderpeton? Glanochthon Intasuchus Korkonterpeton Sclerocephalus Syndyodosuchus? Archegosauridae Melosaurinae Koinia Konzhukovia Melosaurus Tryphosuchus Uralosuchus Platyoposaurinae Archegosaurus Bageherpeton Bashkirosaurus Collidosuchus Kashmirosaurus Platyoposaurus Prionosuchus Stereospondyli see Stereospondyli See also: Batrachomorpha Eutemnospondyli Rhachitomi Euskelia Eryopiformes Eryopoidea Limnarchia Archegosauroidea Category

Taxon identifiers Lyrocephaliscus Wikidata: Q6710039 GBIF: 4975559 IRMNG: 1452600 Open Tree of Life: 4948444 Paleobiology Database: 37131

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