Benggwigwishingasuchus

Benggwigwishingasuchus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic Anisian
Holotype of Benggwigwishingasuchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Poposauroidea
Genus: Benggwigwishingasuchus
Smith et al., 2024
Species:
B. eremicarminis
Binomial name
Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis
Smith et al., 2024

Benggwigwishingasuchus is a genus of poposauroid pseudosuchian from the Anisian Favret Formation of Nevada. While the animal was found in marine deposits and possibly lived a coastal lifestyle, Benggwigwishingasuchus shows no clear adaptations towards marine life. The genus contains a single species: B. eremicarminis.