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Platystega
Taxonomy
Platystega was named by Wiman (1914). It is not extant. Its type is Platystega depressa. It is the type genus of Platystegidae.
It was assigned to Lyrocephalinae by Säve-Söderbergh (1935); to Trematosauridae by Watson (1919), Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988); and to Platystegidae by Schoch and Milner (2000).
It was assigned to Lyrocephalinae by Säve-Söderbergh (1935); to Trematosauridae by Watson (1919), Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988); and to Platystegidae by Schoch and Milner (2000).
Species
P. depressa (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1914 | Platystega Wiman |
| 1919 | Platystega Watson p. 67 |
| 1935 | Platystega Säve-Söderbergh p. 163 |
| 1985 | Platystega Warren and Black |
| 1988 | Platystega Carroll |
| 2000 | Platystega Schoch and Milner p. 117 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||