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Suchonica

Suchonica is an extinct genus of chroniosuchid reptiliomorph from upper Permian deposits of Sukhona Formation of Vologda Region, Russia. It was first named by V. K. Golubev in 1999, from the anterior armor scute. The type species is Suchonica vladimiri.

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Suchonica
Temporal range: Capitanian,
Suchonica vladimiri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Reptiliomorpha (?)
Order: †Chroniosuchia
Family: †Chroniosuchidae
Genus: †Suchonica
Golubev, 1999
Species
  • †S. vladimiri Golubev, 1999 (type)

Suchonica is an extinct genus of chroniosuchid reptiliomorph from upper Permian (upper Tatarian age) deposits of Sukhona Formation of Vologda Region, Russia.1 It was first named by V. K. Golubev in 1999, from the anterior armor scute (PIN, no. 4611/1). The type species is Suchonica vladimiri.1

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  1. V. K. Golubev (1999). "A New Narrow-Armored Chroniosuchian (Amphibia, Anthracosauromorpha) from the Upper Permian of Eastern Europe" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 33 (2): 166–173.