Pinheiro et al. described a new benthosuchid, Kwatisuchus rosai, from the Early Triassic of Brazil - this is the 1st report of this clade from Gondwana and furthers the intriguing evidence for a Russia-S. America biotic connection. doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...

#temnovember2024 day 19: Benthosuchus
Day nineteen of #temnovember an its time for #Benthosuchus, a large log snouted early triassic #benthosuchid #stereospondyl from Russia
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Interrelationships among Early Triassic faunas of Western Gondwana and Laurasia as illuminated by a new South American benthosuchid temnospondyl
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made it through the Great Dying. the 1.5 meter long Benthosuchid Kwatisuchus, the Stereospondyl Tomeia, and Rhytidosteid Sangaia, are all members of the order called Temnospondyls that first evolved in the carboniferous period, many of their ancestors took refuge in the waterways of their world.-