Benthosuchus lukyanovi Morkovin 2020 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Full reference: B. I. Morkovin. 2020. A New Benthosuchid (Amphibia: Temnospondyli) from the Lower Triassic of the Moscow Syncline. Paleontological Journal 54(4):401-409

Belongs to Benthosuchus according to B. I. Morkovin 2020

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

Type specimen: PIN 5618/1, a skull. Its type locality is Bludnovo, which is in a Triassic terrestrial claystone in the Shilikha Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bludnovo

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