†Phaanthosaurus simus Ivakhnenko 1974 (parareptile)
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Reptilia - Parareptilia - Procolophonidae
Alternative combination: Contritosaurus simus
Synonym: Contritosaurus convector Ivakhnenko 1974
Full reference: M. F. Ivakhnenko. 1974. New Data of the Early Triassic Procolophonids of the USSR. Paleontological Journal 8(3):346-351
Belongs to Phaanthosaurus according to P. S. Spencer and M. J. Benton 2000
See also Ivakhnenko 1974 and Ivakhnenko 2008
Sister taxon: Phaanthosaurus ignatjevi
Type specimens:
- Phaanthosaurus simus: PIN 3355/1, a partial skull (incl. right branch of lower jaw). Its type locality is Lipovo village, PIN 3355, which is in an Induan terrestrial horizon in the Russian Federation.
- Contritosaurus convector: PIN 3357/1, a mandible (lower jaw fragment). Its type locality is Krasnye Baki, which is in an Induan terrestrial horizon in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of the Russian Federation (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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