Elena V. Syromyatnikova. A.A. Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya ul., 123, Moscow, 117997 Russia; esyromyatnikova@gmail.com; sev@paleo.ru and Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia.

Elena Syromyatnikova graduated from St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg, Russia) in 2009 and received her PhD in 2012 at Zoological Institute of RAS. She has been working at Zoological Institute since 2002 and at Borissiak Paleontological Institute of RAS since 2015. Her interests are mainly focused on Neogene amphibians and reptiles.