Limnogyrinus

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Limnogyrinus
Temporal range: CarboniferousPermian, 311.45–295.0  Ma [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Temnospondyli
Family: Micromelerpetontidae
Genus: Limnogyrinus
Milner, 1986

Limnogyrinus is an extinct genus of dissorophoidean euskelian temnospondyl within the family Micromelerpetontidae. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "†Limnogyrinus Milner 1986". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.