Plagiosaurus
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Extinct genus of amphibians
Plagiosaurus Temporal range: Triassic
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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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