Genus: Cherninia DAMIANI, 2001
Etymology:
= Cherninia (CHERNIN & COSGRIFF, 1975) DAMIANI, in press (nomen nudum)

Species: megarhina (CHERNIN & COSGRIFF, 1975) DAMIANI, in press (DAMIANI, 2001)
Etymology:
= Parotosuchus megarhinus CHERNIN & COSGRIFF, 1975
= Cherninia megarhina (CHERNIN & COSGRIFF, 1975) DAMIANI, in press (nomen nudum)

Holotype: BP 414 (Specimen B)

Locality: Locality 15, Upper Luangwa Valley, Eastern Province, northeastern Zambia.

Horizon: N'tawere Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Upper Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

BP 424 (Specimen A): Fragmentary skull.

PEECOOK, STEYER, TABOR & SMITH, 2017

BP/1/4223: Partial skull.

 

= cf. Cherninia megarhina STEYER, PEECOOK, ARBEZ, NESBITT, TOLAN, STOCKER, SMITH, ANGIELCZYK & SIDOR, 2021

Locality: Locality 66, near the village of Sitwe, northeastern Zambia.

Horizon: Upper Horizon, N'tawere Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle-?Late Triassic.

Material:

NHCC LB676: A partial but elongate left dentary of an adult.

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Species: denwai (MUKHERJEE & SENGUPTA, 1998) DAMIANI, 2001
= Parotosuchus denwai MUKHERJEE & SENGUPTA, 1998
Etymology: Derived from the Denwa Formation.

Holotype: ISI A 54

Locality: 1.5 km east of the village of Purtala, 22°35’38.6"N, 78°32’17.0"E, close to the Jhirpa-Mahulijhir road, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Middle Denwa Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Early Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material: An almost complete skull.

Referred material:

ROY, CHAKROVORTI & SENGUPTA, 2024

Locality: Near Kohpani village, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Middle Denwa Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Early Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

ISI A 207: Posterior portion of a skull.

Locality: Near Jhirpa Village, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Middle Denwa Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Early Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

ISI A 208: Nearly complete left mandibualr.

ISI A 218 to 225, 226a, 227 to 234: Vertebral elements.

ISI A 235, 238 to 266: Ribs.

ISI A 275 to 280: Cleithra.

ISI A 267, 268, 272 to 274: Interclavicles and clavicles.

ISI A 182/3, 182/3, 281, 282: Ulnae.

ISI A 283: Ilium.

SII A 284: Femur.

ISI A 285: Fibula.

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