Species
Valid Extinct

Lewisuchus admixtus

Romer 1972

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Ornithischia Unranked clade
Parapredentata Unranked clade
Silesauridae Unranked clade
Lewisuchus Genus
Lewisuchus admixtus Species
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
4
Geological formations
Chañares
4
Temporal distribution
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
1
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
1
Ladinian (241.464–237 Ma)
2
Synonyms (1)
Pseudolagosuchus major subjective synonym of Lewisuchus admixtus
Bibliography
Original description
A. S. Romer. 1972. The Chañares (Argentina) Triassic reptile fauna; XIV, Lewisuchus admixtus, gen. et sp. nov., a further thecodont from the Chañares beds. Breviora 390:1-13
Bibliography (4)
M. D. Ezcurra, S. J. Nesbitt, and L. E. Fiorelli, J. B. Desojo. 2020. New specimen sheds light on the anatomy and taxonomy of the early Late Triassic dinosauriforms from the Chañares Formation, NW Argentina. The Anatomical Record 303(5):1393-1438 DOI ↗
R. R. Rogers, A. B. Arcucci, and F. Abdala, P. C. Sereno, C. A. Forster, C. L. May. 2001. Paleoenvironment and taphonomy of the Chanares Formation tetrapod assemblage (Middle Triassic), northwestern Argentina: spectacular preservation in volcanogenic concretions. Palaios 16:461-481 DOI ↗
A. B. Arcucci. 1987. Un nuevo Lagosuchidae (Thecodontia-Pseudosuchia) de la fauna de Los Chañares (Edad Reptil Chañarense, Triasico Medio), La Rioja, Argentina [A new Lagosuchidae (Thecodontia-Pseudosuchia) from Los Chañares fauna (Chanarian Reptile Age, Middle Triassic), La Rioja Province, Argentina]. Ameghiniana 24(1-2):89-94
A. S. Romer. 1972. The Chañares (Argentina) Triassic reptile fauna; XIV, Lewisuchus admixtus, gen. et sp. nov., a further thecodont from the Chañares beds. Breviora 390:1-13