Garjainia

Garjainia
Temporal range: Early Triassic, Olenekian
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Mandible elements of G. madiba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Family:†Erythrosuchidae
Genus:†Garjainia
Otschev, 1958
Species
  • †Garjainia prima Otschev, 1958 (type)
  • †Garjainia madiba Gower et al., 2014
Synonyms

Garjainia is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile. It was approximately 1.50–2 m (5–6 ft 8 in) long.

Restoration of G. madiba

Sources

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  • Gower, David; Hancox, P. John; Botha-Brink, Jennifer; Sennikov, Andrey G.; Butler, Richard J. (November 11, 2014). "A New Species of Garjainia Ochev, 1958 (Diapsida: Archosauriformes: Erythrosuchidae) from the Early Triassic of South Africa". PLOS ONE. 9: e111154. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111154. PMC 4227673. PMID 25386937. Retrieved 16 November 2014.


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