Bukobay Svita

Notable components of the Bukobay fauna include Mastodonsaurus torvus (a giant capitosaur amphibian), Malutinisuchus gratus, Plagiosternum danilovi, Synesuchus muravjevi, Jushatyria vjushkovi^[4] and Energosuchus garjainovi, the insects Mesoneta uralensis and Triassomachilis uralensis, Elatosaurus facetus, dicynodonts Planitorostris pechoriensis, Elephantosaurus jachimovitschi (a large dicynodont), and Chalishevia cothurnata (the youngest known erythrosuchid). Temnospondyls include Bukobaja enigmatica, Plagioscutum caspiense and Plagiorophus paraboliceps, with Ceratodus orenburgensis, C. jecticristatus and C. bucobaensis as fish. The flora is also diverse, including Equisetites arenaceus (a species of giant horsetails), ferns Cladophlebis shensiensis, Danaeopsis rarinervisand, Lepidopteris microcellularis, ginkgophytes Sphenobaiera granulifer, Glossophyllum sp., cycadophytes Apoldia surakaica and Ladinian-age palynomorphs.^[5][6] Also found in the formation were unidentified species from the genus Mastodonsaurus sp., Cyclotosaurus sp., Pistosaurus sp., Bukobaja sp. and Chalishevia sp., as well as remains from the order Theriodontia indet., Kannemeyeroidea indet. and Mastodonsauridae indet..