| Benthosphenus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | † Temnospondyli |
| Suborder: | † Stereospondyli |
| Family: | † Trematosauridae |
| Genus: | † Benthosphenus Shishkin & Lozovsky, 1979 |
Benthosphenus is an extinct genus of temnospondyls. [1] It has been found only at its type location on Russky Island, Russia, which is in a Smithian marine horizon.