Cargninia
Name: Cargninia.
Phonetic: Kar-gyn-e-ah.
Named By: J. F. Bonaparte, C. L. Schultz,
M. B. Soares & A. G. Martinelli - 2010.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Diapsida,
Lepidosauromorpha, Lepidosauria.
Species: C. enigmatica
(type).
Diet: Insectivore?
Size: Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.
Known locations: Brazil - Caturrita Formation.
Time period: Carnian/Norian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Partial dentary (lower jaw
bone).
Cargninia is a genus of lepidosaur that lived in South America during the late Triassic.
Further reading
- La fauna local de Faxinal do Soturno, Tri�sico Tard�o de Rio
Grande do Sul, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Paleontolog�a
13(3):233-246. - J. F. Bonaparte, C. L. Schultz,
M. B. Soares & A. G. Martinelli - 2010.
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