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QANTAS
(kwan-tas)
Named By: I. V. Novikov in 2012
Time Period: Early Triassic
Location: Russia, Samara Oblast, Borsky District - Kamennyi Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Remains of at least one individual
Classification: | Chordata | Amphibia | Temnospondyli | Stereospondyli | Trematosauroidea |
About

Qantas is a genus of trematosauroid temnospondyl from the Early Triassic. Fossils have been found from the Kamennyi Yar Formation in Borsky District, Samara Oblast. The type species Qantas samarensis was named in 2012 and placed in the family Benthosuchidae, as it was viewed as a close relative of Benthosuchus. The subfamily Qantasinae was established to include Qantas, and possibly the genus Tirraturhinus. Qantas is named after the Australian airline Qantas, which supported the original study of the fossils.

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