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Yuanotherium

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Yuanotherium
Temporal range: Oxfordian
Holotype upper jaw fragment
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 period. It is the only species in the genus Yuanotherium.[1] It was found in the Shishugou Formation

References

  1. ^ Yaoming Hu, Jin Meng & James M. Clark (2009). "A new tritylodontid from the Upper Jurassic of Xinjiang, China" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 54 (3): 385–391. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0053.