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Luzocephalus fossil map

Where fossils of Luzocephalus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 252 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 252 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

Luzocephalus
Image: ДиБгд, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupEarly tetrapods & amphibians
Lived251.902–247 million years ago
PeriodsTriassic
FamilyLydekkerinidae
Named byShishkin 1980
Fossil records5 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB)
Found inGreenland, Russia
Rock formationsWordy Creek, txn:37072

About Luzocephalus

Luzocephalus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Early Triassic of Russia (Vetluga Series, Kasnyye Baki horizon) and Greenland (Wordie Creek Formation). It is usually regarded as a member of the family Lydekkerinidae, although it has also been placed in the family Trematosauridae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Luzocephalus (revision 1313546927), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q6706618.

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