Samsarasuchus
| Samsarasuchus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Family: | †Proterosuchidae |
| Subfamily: | † Chasmatosuchinae
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| Genus: | †Samsarasuchus Ezcurra et al., 2023 |
| Species: | †S. pamelae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Samsarasuchus pamelae Ezcurra et al., 2023
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Samsarasuchus is an extinct genus of archosauriform reptile from the Early Triassic of India. This genus has one known species, Samsarasuchus pamelae.[1][2][3] Samsarasuchus lived a few million years after the Permian-Triassic extinction, the largest known mass extinction event. It was a member of the Proterosuchidae, a group of successful crocodile-like reptiles that survived the extinction event and were among the earliest successful archosauromorphs.[1]
Samsarasuchus is known from several
The genus name Samsarasuchus references saṃsāra, the eternal cycle of death and rebirth in Indian religions, referring to the recovery of global ecosystems after the Permian-Triassic extinction event. The species name honors paleontologist Pamela Lamplugh Robinson.[1]
Reference
- ^ PMID 37885992.
- ^ Yirka, Bob; Phys.org. "New proterosuchid species from 250 million years ago found in India". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ Science, Aristos Georgiou; Reporter, Health (2023-10-24). "New species of croc-like creature from 250 million years ago discovered". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-10-31.