Arachana nigra Pineiro et al. 2012 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Full reference: G. Pineiro, A. Ramos, and C. Marsicano. 2012. A rhinesuchid-like temnospondyl from the Permo-Triassic of Uruguay. Comptes Rendus Palevol 11:65-78

Belongs to Arachana according to G. Pineiro et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FC-DPV 1369, a skull. Its type locality is Colonia Orozco, which is in a Triassic fluvial siliciclastic/conglomerate in the Buena Vista Formation of Uruguay.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Colonia Orozco

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