Biology:Dianzhongia

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Short description: Extinct genus of mammaliamorphs

Dianzhongia
Temporal range: Sinemurian, 196.5–189.6 Ma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Tritylodontidae
Genus: Dianzhongia
Cui, 1981
Species:
D. longirostrata
Binomial name
Dianzhongia longirostrata
Cui, 1981

Dianzhongia /diɛnˈʊŋɡiə/ is an extinct genus of tritylodontid mammaliamorphs from the Sinemurian (Early Jurassic) of Yunnan, China .[1] Only partial cranial remains from the Zhangjiawa locality of the Lufeng Formation can so far be attributed to this animal.[2] It may be synonymous with the related genus Lufengia.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16960651 entry