Vertebrata - Stegocephali - Archegosauridae

Synonym: Platyops Tvelvetrees 1880 [replaced name]

Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1889. Part III - Palaeozoology. Vertebrata. Manual of palaeontology for the use of students with a general introduction on the principles of palaeontology. Volume II. 3rd edn. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London 600 p.

Parent taxon: Archegosauridae according to A. M. Yates and A. Warren 2000

Sister taxa: Bashkirosaurus, Collidosuchus, Konzhukovia, Prionosuchus

Subtaxa: Platyoposaurus rickardi, Platyoposaurus stuckenbergi, Platyoposaurus vjuschkovi, Platyoposaurus watsoni

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Type: Platyops rickardi

Ecology: amphibious carnivore