Rassypnaya locality, PIN 951 (Triassic of Russian Federation)

Also known as Vjushkovia type locality

Where: Orenburg, Russian Federation (51.8° N, 55.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 39.9° N, 60.5° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Petropavlovka Formation, Olenekian (249.9 - 246.7 Ma)

• Yarenskian Gorizont; uppermost part of the Olenekian Stage, Yarengian Regional Superstage, Gamian Regional Stage, Petropavlovka Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red sandstone and gray sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: F. v. Huene. 1960. Ein grosser Pseudosuchier aus der Orenburger Trias [A large pseudosuchian from the Orenburg Trias]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 114:105-111 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 98595: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 13.10.2010

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Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Therocephalia - Ericiolacertidae
Silphedosuchus orenburgensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Tatarinov 1977 therapsid
PIN 951/100, skull (holotype)
Reptilia
 Diapsida - Prolacertidae
Vritramimosaurus dzerzhinskii n. gen. n. sp.3 Sennikov 2005 archosauromorph
PIN 951/72, cervical vertebra (holotype). PIN 951/73, cervical vertebra; PIN 951/106, caudal vertebra; and PIN 951/107 and 108, fragmentary vertebrae
 Diapsida -
Chasmatosuchus magnus n. sp.2 Ochev 1979 archosauromorph
PIN 951/65, cervical vertebra
 Diapsida - Erythrosuchidae
"Vjushkovia triplicostata n. gen. n. sp." = Garjainia prima
"Vjushkovia triplicostata n. gen. n. sp." = Garjainia prima Ochev 1958 archosauromorph
PIN 951/59, skull roof and occiput; numerous additional elements representing several individuals
Amphibia
 Temnospondyli -
Parotosuchus orenburgensis n. sp.3 Konzhukova 1968 tetrapod
PIN 951/42, skull (holotype)