Benggwigwishingasuchus Smith et al. 2024 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia

Full reference: N. D. Smith, N. Klein, P. M. Sander and L. Schmitz. 2024. A new pseudosuchian from the Favret Formation of Nevada reveals that archosauriforms occupied coastal regions globally during the Middle Triassic. Biology Letters 20:20240136

Parent taxon: Poposauroidea according to N. D. Smith et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Ctenosauriscidae, Lotosaurus, Mandasuchus, Poposaurus, Qianosuchus

Subtaxa: Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis

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Type: Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at LACM locality 8057, north slope of Favret Canyon (Triassic of Nevada)

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