Plagiosaurus

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Plagiosaurus
Temporal range: Triassic
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Plagiosauridae
Genus: Plagiosaurus

Plagiosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian. They were paedomorphic, retaining the larval gills on adulthood. They had weak simplified vertebrae, consisting of large and neural arches, the stereospondyl condition.


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