Lonchorhynchinae is a
subfamily of
temnospondyl
Temnospondyli (from Greek τέμνειν, ''temnein'' 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, ''spondylos'' 'vertebra') is a diverse order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered primitive amphibians—that flourished worldwide during the Carbo ...
amphibians within the family
Trematosauridae.
Classification
Below is a cladogram from Steyer (2002) showing the
phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
relationships of trematosaurids:
References
External links
Mikko’s Phylogeny Archive
Triassic temnospondyls
Triassic first appearances
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