Rastosuchus

Rastosuchus is an extinct genus of stereospondyl temnospondyl within the family Rhinesuchidae. It contains one species, Rastosuchus hammeri, found in the Permian Rio do Rasto Formation of Brazil.[1]

Rastosuchus
Temporal range: GuadalupianLopingian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Family: Rhinesuchidae
Genus: Rastosuchus
Dias et al., 2020
Species:
R. hammeri
Binomial name
Rastosuchus hammeri
Dias et al., 2020

References

  1. Dias, Eliseu Vieira; Dias-da-Silva, Sérgio; Schultz, Cesar Leandro (14 July 2020). "A new short-snouted rhinesuchid from the Permian of southern Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. 23 (2): 98–122. doi:10.4072/rbp.2020.2.03.


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