Lanthanosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles
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Lanthanosuchus is an extinct genus of reptiliomorph from the Late Permian. It was found at Isheevo in Tatarstan. Lanthanosuchus had a length of 75 cm.[3]
| Lanthanosuchus | |
|---|---|
| Skull of L. watsoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Reptiliomorpha |
| Genus: | †Lanthanosuchus Efremov, 1940[1] |
| Species[1][2] | |
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Traditionally recovered as a "parareptile", recent studies have instead recovered Lanthanosuchus as a reptiliomorph outside of Amniota.[4]