Alekseevka 1 (Triassic of Russian Federation)

Also known as Benthosuchus gusevae type locality

Where: Samara, Russian Federation (52.8° N, 55.7° E: paleocoordinates 33.3° N, 44.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kamennyi Yar Formation, Early/Lower Triassic (252.2 - 247.2 Ma)

• Basal Rybinskian Horizon, basal part of Formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. V. Novikov. 2012. New data on trematosauroid labyrinthodonts of Eastern Europe: 4. Genus Benthosuchus Efremov, 1937. Paleontological Journal 46(4):68-79 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 141240: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Jonathan Tennant on 21.03.2013, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
 Temnospondyli -
Temnospondyli indet.2, Thoosuchus sp.2, ? Wetlugasaurus sp.2, Benthosuchus gusevae n. sp.
Temnospondyli indet.2 tetrapod
Fragments of dermal bones, lower jaw, ribs
Thoosuchus sp.2 Efremov 1940 tetrapod
Skull fragment
? Wetlugasaurus sp.2 Riabinin 1930 tetrapod
Fragment of skull roof
Benthosuchus gusevae n. sp. Novikov 2012 tetrapod
SOIKM KMK KP-23420
 Stegocephali - Benthosuchidae
Syrtosuchus morkovini n. sp.1
Syrtosuchus morkovini n. sp.1 Novikov 2016 lobe-finned fish
PIN 4513/36, posterior half of skull
1Novikov 2016; 2Tverdokhlebov et al. 2003