Woznikella

Woznikella is an extinct genus of kannemeyeriiform dicynodont from the Late Triassic (Carnian and potentially Norian) of Poland and possibly Germany of Europe.

The holotype specimen comprises a partial skeleton of an immature individual, including a fragmentary skull, various vertebrae, a scapula and other portions of the pectoral girdle, a humerus, radius and ulna of the forelimb and a partial femur.

[1] Phylogenetic analyses found Woznikella to be closely related to the stahleckeriids (a family of Late Triassic dicynodonts) if not a member of the clade, although its precise relationships could not be determined with certainty (although it does not appear to be directly related to another Polish dicynodont, the stahleckeriid Lisowicia).

[1] The cladogram below depicts the strict consensus of three most parsimonious (i.e. shortest) phylogenetic trees of all named kannemeyeriiform taxa except for Ufudocyclops, which was unstable.

In this tree, Woznikella is part of the "Stahleckeriidae group" but falls outside of Stahleckeriidae proper (Stahleckeriinae + Placeriinae):[1] Rhinodicynodon Tetragonias Shansiodon Vinceria Dinodontosaurus "Kannemeyeriidae" Angonisaurus Woznikella Pentasaurus Lisowicia Placerias Moghreberia Stahleckeria Eubrachiosaurus Sangusaurus parringtoni Sangusaurus sp.