
Tanystropheidae is a clade of early archosauromorphs with a reported distribution ranging from the Early to the Late Triassic of Asia, Europe, and North America. Although some specimens with possible tanystropheid affinities from the Lower Triassic beds of Brazil have been previously attributed to “Protorosauria”, little is known about the tanystropheid record in Gondwana. Here, two new and one previously reported specimen from the Sanga do Cabral Formation (Induan–Olenekian) of Brazil are described and interpreted as ?Tanystropheidae. These records, together with other tetrapods previously reported for the Sanga do Cabral Formation, increase the knowledge of the biotic diversification during the beginning of the Triassic. This contribution reinforces that the archosauromorph diversification occurred shortly after the Permo-Triassic extinction, making the Sanga do Cabral Formation an important unit for the study of early Mesozoic faunas.
Sanga do Cabral Formation, Reptilia, Tanystropheidae, Diapsida, Fossil man. Human paleontology, GN282-286.7, Paleontology, Biodiversity, Triassic, QE701-760, Archosauromorpha, Protorosauria, Animalia, Chordata, Brazil, Taxonomy
Sanga do Cabral Formation, Reptilia, Tanystropheidae, Diapsida, Fossil man. Human paleontology, GN282-286.7, Paleontology, Biodiversity, Triassic, QE701-760, Archosauromorpha, Protorosauria, Animalia, Chordata, Brazil, Taxonomy
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