Russky Island (Triassic of Russian Federation)

Also known as Benthosphenus lozovskii type locality

Where: Primorye, Russian Federation (43.0° N, 131.9° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 110.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Smithian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. A. Shishkin, I. V. Novikov, and Y. M. Gubin. 2000. Permian and Triassic temnospondyls from Russia. In M. J. Benton, M. A. Shishkin, D. M. Unwin & E. N. Kurochkin (eds.), The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 35-59 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht/T. Liebrecht]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 196094: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 05.09.2018

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Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae
Benthosphenus lozovskii n. gen. n. sp.
Benthosphenus lozovskii n. gen. n. sp. Shishkin 1979 tetrapod
PIN 3785/1, impression of anterior part of palatal surface