Madygenerpeton pustulatus Schoch et al., 2010
Tetrapoda
? Reptiliomorpha
Chroniosuchia
Chroniosuchidae
Middle or Late Triassic
Madygen Fm (Ladinian or Carnian)
Kyrgyzstan
Length: 70 cm
It is the most primitive member of the Chroniosuchia despite being one of the latest in the fossil record. It is known from a near complete skull and a number of dorsal osteoderms.
Sept 1, 2014
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