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Benthosuchus, the Glossary

Benthosuchus (meaning "deep water crocodile") is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of Russia.^[1]

55 relations: Amphibian, Angusaurus, Basal (phylogenetics), Calmasuchus, Capitosauria, Cherninia, Clade, Cladogram, Cyclotosaurus, Early Triassic, Edingerella, Eocyclotosaurus, Eryosuchus, Extinction, Genus, Inflectosaurus, Ivan Yefremov, Kwatisuchus, Luzocephalus, Lydekkerinidae, Mastodonsauridae, Mastodonsauroidea, Mastodonsaurus, Monotypic taxon, Odenwaldia, Paracyclotosaurus, Paraphyly, Parotosuchus, Petr Sushkin, Phylogenetics, Prothoosuchus, Qantas (genus), Quasicyclotosaurus, Rhineceps, Rhinesuchidae, Russia, Selenocara, Skull, Stanocephalosaurus, Stereospondyli, Tatrasuchus, Temnospondyli, Thoosuchus, Trematosauria, Trematosauridae, Trematosauroidea, Trematosaurus, Trematotegmen, Type species, Uranocentrodon, ... Expand index (5 more) »
Taxa named by Ivan Yefremov
Trematosaurs
Triassic Russia
Triassic temnospondyls

Amphibian

Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.

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Angusaurus

Angusaurus is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Trematosauridae. Benthosuchus and Angusaurus are trematosaurs.

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Basal (phylogenetics)

In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.

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Calmasuchus

Calmasuchus is a genus of capitosaurian temnospondyl which lived during the middle Triassic (lower-middle Anisian age).

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Capitosauria

Capitosauria is an extinct group of large temnospondyl amphibians with simplified stereospondyl vertebrae. Benthosuchus and Capitosauria are Triassic temnospondyls.

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Cherninia

Cherninia is an extinct genus of mastodonsaurid temnospondyl.

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In biological phylogenetics, a clade, also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a grouping of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree.

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Cladogram

A cladogram (from Greek clados "branch" and gramma "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms.

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Cyclotosaurus

Cyclotosaurus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl within the family Mastodonsauridae.

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Early Triassic

The Early Triassic is the first of three epochs of the Triassic Period of the geologic timescale.

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Edingerella

Edingerella is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of Madagascar.

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Eocyclotosaurus

Eocyclotosaurus (Greek ‘èoos’.

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Eryosuchus

Eryosuchus is an extinct genus of capitosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of northern Russia. Benthosuchus and Eryosuchus are Triassic Russia.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Inflectosaurus

Inflectosuchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian.

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Ivan Yefremov

Ivan Antonovich (Antipovich) Yefremov, sometimes Efremov (Ива́н Анто́нович (Анти́пович) Ефре́мов; 23 April 1908 – 5 October 1972) was a Soviet paleontologist, science-fiction author and social thinker.

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Kwatisuchus

Kwatisuchus (from the Tupi kwa 'tim for 'pointy nose' and the Greek suchus for crocodile) is a genus of benthosuchid temnospondyl amphibian from Early Triassic deposits of Brazil. Benthosuchus and Kwatisuchus are trematosaurs and Triassic temnospondyls.

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Luzocephalus

Luzocephalus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Early Triassic of Russia (Vetluga Series, Kasnyye Baki horizon) and Greenland (Wordie Creek Formation).

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Lydekkerinidae

Lydekkerinidae is a family of stereospondyl temnospondyls that lived in the Early Triassic period. Benthosuchus and Lydekkerinidae are Triassic temnospondyls.

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Mastodonsauridae

Mastodonsauridae is a family of capitosauroid temnospondyls. Benthosuchus and Mastodonsauridae are Triassic temnospondyls.

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Mastodonsauroidea

The Mastodonsauroidea are an extinct superfamily of temnospondyl amphibians known from the Triassic. Benthosuchus and Mastodonsauroidea are Triassic temnospondyls.

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Mastodonsaurus

Mastodonsaurus (meaning "teat tooth lizard") is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of Europe.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Odenwaldia

Odenwaldia is an extinct genus of mastodonsauroid temnospondyl within the family Heylerosauridae. Benthosuchus and Odenwaldia are Triassic temnospondyls.

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Paracyclotosaurus

Paracyclotosaurus (meaning "Near Wheeled Lizard") is an extinct genus of temnospondyl, which would have appeared similar to today's salamander – but much larger, measuring up to long and weighing between.

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Paraphyly

Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages.

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Parotosuchus

Parotosuchus is an extinct genus of capitosaurian temnospondyls within the family Mastodonsauridae.

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Petr Sushkin

Petr Petrovich Sushkin (Петр Петрович Сушкин; 27 January 1868 – 17 September 1928) was a Russian and Soviet based ornithologist who specialised on comparative anatomy, and evolution of birds, particularly of the birds of prey.

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Phylogenetics

In biology, phylogenetics is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms.

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Prothoosuchus

Prothoosuchus is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Thoosuchidae. Benthosuchus and Prothoosuchus are trematosaurs.

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Qantas (genus)

Qantas is a genus of trematosauroid temnospondyl from the Early Triassic. Benthosuchus and Qantas (genus) are extinct animals of Russia and Triassic temnospondyls.

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Quasicyclotosaurus

Quasicyclotosaurus is an extinct genus of mastodonsauroid temnospondyl.

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Rhineceps

Rhineceps is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian in the family Rhinesuchidae.

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Rhinesuchidae

Rhinesuchidae is a family of tetrapods that lived primarily in the Permian period.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Selenocara

Selenocara is an extinct genus of mastodonsauroid temnospondyl.

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Skull

The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain.

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Stanocephalosaurus

Stanocephalosaurus (stano from Greek stenos, meaning “narrow”, cephalo from Greek kephalē, meaning “head”) is an extinct genus of large-sized temnospondyls living through the early to mid Triassic.

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Stereospondyli

The Stereospondyli are a group of extinct temnospondyl amphibians that existed primarily during the Mesozoic period. Benthosuchus and Stereospondyli are Triassic temnospondyls.

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Tatrasuchus

Tatrasuchus is an extinct genus of temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of Poland and Germany.

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Temnospondyli

Temnospondyli (from Greek τέμνειν, temnein 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, spondylos 'vertebra') or temnospondyls is a diverse ancient order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered primitive amphibians—that flourished worldwide during the Carboniferous, Permian and Triassic periods, with fossils being found on every continent.

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Thoosuchus

Thoosuchus (meaning "active crocodile") is an extinct genus of basal trematosauroid trematosaurian temnospondyl. Benthosuchus and Thoosuchus are extinct animals of Russia, taxa named by Ivan Yefremov and Triassic temnospondyls.

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Trematosauria

Trematosauria is one of two major groups of temnospondyl amphibians that survived the Permian-Triassic extinction event, the other (according to Yates and Warren 2000) being the Capitosauria. Benthosuchus and Trematosauria are trematosaurs and Triassic temnospondyls.

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Trematosauridae

Trematosauridae is a family of large marine temnospondyls with several included genera.

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Trematosauroidea

Trematosauroidea are an important group of Triassic temnospondyl amphibians. Benthosuchus and Trematosauroidea are trematosaurs and Triassic temnospondyls.

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Trematosaurus

Trematosaurus is an extinct genus of trematosaurid temnospondyl amphibian found in Germany and Russia.

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Trematotegmen

Trematotegmen is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Trematosauridae.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benthosuchus

Also known as Benthosuchus sushkini.

, Vladlenosaurus, Watsonisuchus, Wetlugasaurus, Xenotosuchus, Yarengia.

Benthosuchus, the Glossary

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See also

Taxa named by Ivan Yefremov

Trematosaurs

Triassic Russia

Triassic temnospondyls

References