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Re: [dinosaur] New Early Triassic temnospondyls from Russia: Samarabatrachus and Syrtosuchus



Here's the official English translation version, with somewhat different spelling for place names:

I. V. Novikov (2016)
New temnospondyl amphibians from the basal Triassic of the Obshchii Syrt Highland, Eastern Europe.
Paleontological Journal 50(3): 297-310
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030116030035
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0031030116030035

Two new genera (monotypic Samarabatrachus gen. nov. (S. bjerringi sp. nov.) and Syrtosuchus gen. nov. (including S. samarensis (Sennikov, 1981) and S. morkovini sp. nov) and a new species of the genus Selenocara Bjerring (S. rossica sp. nov.) are described based on revision of the original material of the form previously known as Wetlugasaurus samarensis. The genera Selenocara and Samarabatrachus gen. nov. positioned at the base of radiation of Triassic capitosaurids are combined into a new subfamily, Selenocarinae subfam. nov. The genus Syrtosuchus gen. nov., which is undoubtedly a derivative of early capitosaurids (Selenocara or a closely related genus), shows some typical benthosuchid features and is assigned to a separate benthosuchid subfamily, Syrtosuchinae subfam. nov. The diagnoses of the genera Wetlugasaurus Riabinin and Selenocara are amended. For the territory of the Obschii Syrt Highland, the genera Selenocara, Samarabatrachus gen. nov., and Syrtosuchus gen. nov. are regarded as key members of a separate Early Triassic tetrapod assemblage (Selenocara–Syrtosuchus Fauna), which is intermediate between the Tupilakosaurus and Benthosuchus faunas and dated Late Induan (Dienerian).


On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 9:03 PM, Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com> wrote:

Ben Creisler
bcreisler@gmail.com


The English translation version is not yet available it appears, so here's the original Russian version erecting new taxa. The rough translation is mine (with some help from Google Translate and other sources--improvements and corrections appreciated!):


I. V. Novikov (2016)
New temnospondyl amphibians from the Lower Triassic of Obshchy Syrt (Eastern Europe).
Paleontological Journal  50(3): 88-100 (Russian edition)
DOI:  10.7868 / S0031031X16030065

As a result of restudying the original material for the form previously known as Wetlugasaurus samarensis, two new genera are described, monotypic Samarabatrachus gen. nov. (S. bjerringi sp. nov.) and Syrtosuchus gen. nov. [with the species S. samarensis (Sennikov, 1981) and S. morkovini sp. nov.], and a new species of the genus Selenocara Bjerring (S. rossica sp. nov.). The genera Selenocara and Samarabatrachus gen. nov., lie at the base of the Triassic capitosaurid radiation and are combined into a new subfamily Selenocarinae subfam. nov.  The genus Syrtosuchus gen. nov., being undoubtedly a derivative of early capitosauirids (Selenocara or a closely related genus), shows some typical benthosuchid features  and is placed in the  separate subfamily Syrtosuchinae subfam. nov. We provide more accurate diagnoses of the genera Wetlugasaurus Riabinin and Selenocara. Within the Obshchy Syrt the genera Selenocara, Samarabatrachus gen. nov. and Syrtosuchus gen. nov. are regarded as the leading elements of a distinct Early Triassic tetrapod complex (Selenocara - Syrtosuchus fauna), intermediate between the Tupilakosaurus and Benthosuchus faunas, and dating back to the late Induan (Diener).