Ladinian

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The Ladinian (also known as the Falangian) is a stage of the Middle Triassic epoch. It spans the time between 237 ± 2 Ma and 228 ± 2 Ma (million years ago). The Ladinian was preceded by the Anisian Stage and succeeded by the Carnian Stage of the Late Triassic Period.

Many Ladinian and Carnian vertebrates have been discovered in the paleorrota in Brazil: Rhynchosaurs, thecodonts, exaeretodonts, Staurikosaurus, Guaibasaurus, Saturnalia tupiniquim, Sacisaurus, Unaysaurus, and many others. Paleorrota lies within the Santa Maria Formation and the Caturrita Formation.

Contents 1 Vertebrate Fauna 1.1 Crurotarsans 1.2 Dinosauromorphs (non-dinosaurian) 1.3 Placodonts 1.4 Therapsids (non-mammalian) 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Vertebrate Fauna

• Spondylosoma
• Dicynodonts

[edit] Crurotarsans

• Rauisuchidae
• Prestosuchidae

Crurotarsans of the Ladinian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Lagerpeton

[edit] Dinosauromorphs (non-dinosaurian)

†Non-dinosaurian dinosauromorphs of the Ladinian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Lagerpeton		Chañares Formation, Argentina		Lagosuchus.
Lagosuchus		Argentina

[edit] Placodonts

Placodonts of the Ladinian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Cyamodus				Cyamodus
Paraplacodus

[edit] Therapsids (non-mammalian)

†Non-mammalian Therapsids of the Ladinian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Exaeretodon				Exaeretodon.

[edit] See also

• Paleorrota

[edit] References

• GeoWhen Database - Ladinian

Triassic period
Lower/Early Triassic	Middle Triassic	Upper/Late Triassic
Induan | Olenekian	Anisian | Ladinian	Carnian | Norian Rhaetian