Benthosuchus gusevae Novikov 2012 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Full reference: I. V. Novikov. 2012. New data on trematosauroid labyrinthodonts of Eastern Europe: 4. Genus Benthosuchus Efremov, 1937. Paleontological Journal 46(4):68-79

Belongs to Benthosuchus according to I. V. Novikov 2012

Sister taxa: Benthosuchus bashkiricus, Benthosuchus bystrowi, Benthosuchus korobkovi, Benthosuchus lukyanovi, Benthosuchus sushkini, Benthosuchus uralensis

Type specimen: SOIKM KMK K_23420, a partial skull. Its type locality is Alekseevka 1, which is in a Triassic terrestrial horizon in the Kamennyi Yar Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Alekseevka 1

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