Lanthanosuchus

Lanthanosuchus
Temporal range: Middle - Late Permian,
Skull of L. watsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Genus: Lanthanosuchus
Efremov, 1940[1]
Species[1][2]
  • Lanthanosuchus qualeni Efremov, 1940 (nomen nudum)
  • Lanthanosuchus watsoni Efremov, 1946

Lanthanosuchus is an extinct genus of reptiliomorph from the Late Permian. It was found at Isheevo in Tatarstan. Lanthanosuchus had a length of 75 cm.[3]

Traditionally recovered as a "parareptile", recent studies have instead recovered Lanthanosuchus as a reptiliomorph outside of Amniota.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Lanthanosuchus in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ "Lanthanosuchus watsoni Efremov, 1946". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Lanthanosuchus watsoni - Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals". www.palaeocritti.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Xavier A; Benson, Roger BJ; Ford, David P; Browning, Claire; Fernandez, Vincent; Dollman, Kathleen; Gomes, Timothy; Griffiths, Elizabeth; Choiniere, Jonah N; Peecook, Brandon R (28 August 2025). "Evolutionary assembly of crown reptile anatomy clarified by late Paleozoic relatives of Neodiapsida". Peer Community Journal. 5 e89. doi:10.24072/pcjournal.620. eISSN 2804-3871. S2CID 274305322.