Puercosuchus

Puercosuchus; Temporal range: Late Triassic,
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	†Allokotosauria
Family:	†Azendohsauridae
Genus:	†Puercosuchus; Marsh et al., 2022
Species:	†P. traverorum
Binomial name
	†Puercosuchus traverorum; Marsh et al., 2022

Puercosuchus is an extinct genus of azendohsaurid archosauromorph from the Blue Mesa Member of the Chinle Formation in Arizona. The genus contains a single species, Puercosuchus traverorum, known from a bonebed of at least eight individuals.[1]

Discovery and naming

Life restoration of the related Malerisaurus

The Puercosuchus holotype, PEFO 43914, was discovered by a group of Girl Scouts in 2014, and since then, over 900 skeletal remains have been recovered from at least eight individuals.[2] Many of these were previously referred to Malerisaurus.[1] Puercosuchus was named and described in 2022 after being announced in 2021.[3]

The generic name, "Puercosuchus", honours the Puerco River, near where the holotype was found. The specific name, "traverorum" honors the former Petrified Forest National Park superintendent, Brad Traver, and his wife, Denise Traver.[1]

References

Marsh, Adam D.; Parker, William G.; Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Kligman, Ben T.; Stocker, Michelle R. (July 2022). "Puercosuchus traverorum n. gen. n. sp.: a new malerisaurine azendohsaurid (Archosauromorpha: Allokotosauria) from two monodominant bonebeds in the Chinle Formation (Upper Triassic, Norian) of Arizona". Journal of Paleontology. 96 (S90): 1–39. doi:10.1017/jpa.2022.49. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 252609501.
"New Triassic Reptile Species Named For Former Park Superintendent And Wife". National Parks Traveler. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
A. Marsh, W. Parker, S. Nesbitt, B. Kligman, M. Stocker, E. Patellos. (2021) A NEW SPECIES OF CARNIVOROUS AZENDOHSAURID (ARCHOSAUROMORPHA) FROM THE CHINLE FORMATION OF PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK. The Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology.

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[Puercosuchus-1] Marsh, Adam D.; Parker, William G.; Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Kligman, Ben T.; Stocker, Michelle R. (July 2022). "Puercosuchus traverorum n. gen. n. sp.: a new malerisaurine azendohsaurid (Archosauromorpha: Allokotosauria) from two monodominant bonebeds in the Chinle Formation (Upper Triassic, Norian) of Arizona". Journal of Paleontology. 96 (S90): 1–39. doi:10.1017/jpa.2022.49. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 252609501.

[nptraveler-2] "New Triassic Reptile Species Named For Former Park Superintendent And Wife". National Parks Traveler. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[3] A. Marsh, W. Parker, S. Nesbitt, B. Kligman, M. Stocker, E. Patellos. (2021) A NEW SPECIES OF CARNIVOROUS AZENDOHSAURID (ARCHOSAUROMORPHA) FROM THE CHINLE FORMATION OF PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK. The Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology.