Biology:Xiyukannemeyeria

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Short description: Extinct genus of dicynodonts

Xiyukannemeyeria
Temporal range: Anisian
~247–242 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: Anomodontia
Clade: Dicynodontia
Clade: Kannemeyeriiformes
Genus: Xiyukannemeyeria
Liu & Li, 2003
Species
  • X. brevirostris (Sun, 1978)

Xiyukannemeyeria is a genus of dicynodont from Middle Triassic (Anisian) Kelamayi Formation of China . Originally was named as Parakannemeyeria brevirostris by Sun in 1978. But if included in Parakannemeyeria, this genus will not be a monophyletic group.[1]

References

  1. Liu, J.; Li, J.-L. (2003). "A new material of kannemeyeriid from Xinjiang and the restudy of Parakannemeyeria brevirostris". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 41 (2): 147–156. 

Wikidata ☰ Q8044830 entry