Triassic non-marine vertebrate diversity of India: status report (2020–2024)

Just after the end-Permian Mass Extinction Event, the onset of Triassic period records an impoverished terrestrial vertebrate diversity end-Permian extinction event that is succeeded by the advent of new and diverse faunas that peaked during the Late Triassic. Such variations in vertebrate diversity is also reflected in the fossil record of the Gondwana basins of India. In a span of four years (2020–2024), multiple work from India has considerably enhanced this Triassic vertebrate record by addition of various new tetrapods. This included a proterosuchian from the Early Triassic, a large, herbivorous and horned azendohsaurid and an erythrosuchid from the Middle Triassic, and various phytosaurs, aetosaurs, a dome-headed archosauromorph and a small carnivorous azendohsaurid from the Late Triassic. These studies highlighted the biostratigraphic and biogeographic significance of the fossil finds and helped in the better understanding of the Triassic scenario of India.