Estemmenosuchus uralensis Chudinov 1960 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Estemmenosuchidae

Synonyms: Anoplosuchus tenuirostris Tchudinov 1968, Zopherosuchus luceus Chudinov 1983

Belongs to Estemmenosuchus according to M. F. Ivakhnenko 2003

See also Battail and Surkov 2000 and Chudinov 1983

Sister taxon: Estemmenosuchus mirabilis

Type specimens:

  • Estemmenosuchus uralensis: PIN 1758/4, a skull. Its type locality is Ezhovo Locality, PIN 1758, which is in an Urzhumian delta plain sandstone/conglomerate in the Russian Federation.
  • Anoplosuchus tenuirostris: PIN 1758/79, a skeleton. Its type locality is Ezhovo Locality, PIN 1758, which is in an Urzhumian delta plain sandstone/conglomerate in the Russian Federation.
  • Zopherosuchus luceus: PIN 1758/300, a skeleton. Its type locality is Ezhovo Locality, PIN 1758, which is in an Urzhumian delta plain sandstone/conglomerate in the Russian Federation.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ezhovo Locality, PIN 1758

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