†Ptyonius Cope 1875 (tetrapod)
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia from the Coal Measures. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio 2:349-411
Parent taxon: Nectridea according to H. C. Maddin et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Arizonerpeton, Batrachiderpeton, Diceratosaurus, Diploceraspis, Keraterpeton, Keraterpetontidae, Scincosauridae, Scincosaurus, Urocordylidae, Urocordylus
Subtaxa: Ptyonius marshi, Ptyonius marshii, Ptyonius olisthmonaias
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