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?36’, 78?34’, close to the Jhirpa-Mahulijhir road, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh State, India.
Horizon: Denwa Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Triassic.
Material: An almost complete skull.
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