Lafonius

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Lafonius
Temporal range: Carboniferous, 303.4–298.9  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Dvinosauria
Family: Trimerorhachidae
Genus: Lafonius
Berman, 1973
Type species
Lafonius lehmani
Berman, 1973

Lafonius is an extinct genus dvinosaurian temnospondyl within the family Trimerorhachidae. It is known from Carboniferous of New Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. "†Lafonius Berman 1973". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.