Biology:Yuanotherium

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Short description: Extinct genus of mammaliamorphs

Yuanotherium
Temporal range: Oxfordian
Yuanotherium minor.jpg
Holotype upper jaw fragment
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Tritylodontidae
Genus: Yuanotherium
Hu, Meng & Clark, 2009
Species:
Y. minor
Binomial name
Yuanotherium minor
Hu, Meng & Clark, 2009
Holotype teeth

Yuanotherium minor is an extinct species of cynodonts which existed in China during the Late Jurassic epoch, described from the Shishugou Formation. It is the only species in the genus Yuanotherium.[1]

References

  1. Yaoming Hu, Jin Meng & James M. Clark (2009). "A new tritylodontid from the Upper Jurassic of Xinjiang, China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54 (3): 385–391. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0053. http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app54/app20080053.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4120024 entry