Chroniosaurus dongusensis Tverdochlebova, 1972
Tetrapoda
? Reptiliomorpha
Chroniosuchia
Chroniosuchidae
Late Permian
Severodvinian horizon (Late Tatarian)
Orenburg Province, Russia
Length: 30 cm
This is probably the best known representative of the obscure small group of tetrapods called Chroniosuchia, mostly known from their characteristic dorsal "butterfly-shape" bony plates. One specimen is an almost complete articulated skeleton.
Sept 1, 2014
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