Plagiosaurus Temporal range: Triassic |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Temnospondyli |
Suborder: | †Stereospondyli |
Family: | †Plagiosauridae |
Genus: | †Plagiosaurus |
Plagiosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian. They were paedomrphic, retaining the larval gills on adulthood. They had weak simplified vertebrae, consisting of large intercentra and neural arches, the stereospondyl condition.