Claim: Cargninia is an extinct genus of basal lepidosaur from the Late Triassic period (Carnian to Norian stage).
Evidence: Cargninia is an extinct genus of basal lepidosaur from the Late Triassic period. It lived during the late Triassic period (Carnian to Norian stage) in what is now Faxinal do Soturno, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, in the geopark Paleorrota.