In Depth
A significantly larger relative to the more famous Euparkeria, Vjushkovia was a mid-sized Triassic aged archosauromorph that hunted in ecosystems in what is now Russia. One former species of Vjushkovia named V. sinensia has now been renamed as Youngosuchus.
Further Reading
- Ein grosser Pseudosuchier aus der Orenburger Trias [A large pseudosuchian from the Orenburg Trias]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 114:105-111. - Friedrich von Huene - 1960. – Cranial anatomy and taxonomy of the erythrosuchid archosauriform ‘Vjushkovia triplicostata’ Huene, 1960, from the Early Triassic of European Russia. – Royal Society Open Science. 6 (11): 191289. – Richard J. Butler, Andrey G. Sennikov, Emma M. Dunne, Martin D. Ezcurra, Brandon P. Hedrick, Susannah C. R. Maidment, Luke E. Meade, Thomas J. Raven & David J. Gower – 2019.
