Biology:Bienotherium
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammaliamorphs
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| Bienotherium yuannanese | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Tritylodontidae |
| Genus: | †Bienotherium Young, 1940[1] |
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Bienotherium is an extinct genus of cynodonts from the Early Jurassic of China discovered by Bian Meinian (Mei Nien Bien).[2] Despite its size, it is closely related to Lufengia, and is the largest tritylodont from the Lufeng Formation in China.[3]
Bienotherium had four incisors, no canines, and back molar-like teeth, which it used to chew tough plant material.[4]
Description
Bienotherium is defined as being big and robust compared to other tritylodonts, and also by exposed maxillaries in the skull, an unusually long diastema and thin zygomatic bone.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Paleobiology Database". http://flatpebble.nceas.ucsb.edu/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=39209.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Palæos Vertebrates". http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/410Cynodontia/410.400.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lucas, Spencer G. (2001). Chinese Fossil Vertebrates. New York City , Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-231-08482-X. https://books.google.com/books?id=PSSRWCbm7gEC&q=Bienotherium&pg=PA133. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ↑ Blount, Kitty; Crowley, Maggie; Bada, Kathleen et al., eds (2008). Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life. New York City: DK Publishing Special Markets. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-7566-3836-8.
Further reading
Chinese Fossil Vertebrates, p. 133
Wikidata ☰ Q3281313 entry
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