Biology:Elliotherium
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Short description: Extinct genus of cynodonts
| Elliotherium Temporal range: Late Triassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Tritheledontidae |
| Genus: | †Elliotherium Sidor 2006 |
Elliotherium is an extinct genus of cynodonts which existed in South Africa during the upper Triassic period. The type species is Elliotherium kersteni, named after the Elliot Formation in which the fossils were found.[1]
References
- ↑ Sidor, C.A.; Hancox, P.J. (2006). "Elliotherium kersteni, a new tritheledontid from the Lower Elliot Formation (Upper Triassic) of South Africa". Journal of Paleontology 80 (2): 333–342. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2006)080[0333:EKANTF2.0.CO;2].
Wikidata ☰ Q5365599 entry
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