Lanthanosuchus
| Lanthanosuchus | |
|---|---|
| Skull of L. watsoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Reptiliomorpha |
| Genus: | †Lanthanosuchus Efremov, 1940[1] |
| Species[1][2] | |
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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
- ^ a b Lanthanosuchus in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ "Lanthanosuchus watsoni Efremov, 1946". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "Lanthanosuchus watsoni - Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals". www.palaeocritti.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ 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.