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