Jiyuanitectum

Je-yu-an-e-tect-tum.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2015, July 28). Jiyuanitectum. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/jiyuanitectum/

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Name

Jiyuanitectum.

Phonetic

Je-yu-an-e-tect-tum.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬S.-H.‭ ‬Jia,‭ ‬H.-Y.‭ ‬Pu‭ & ‬X.-L.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptiliomorpha,‭ ‬Chroniosuchia,‭ ‬Bystrowianidae.

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

J.‭ ‬flatum‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossils.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Henan Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shangshihezi Formation.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Single osteoderm.

In Depth

       Jiyuanitectum is a genus of reptiliomorph that lived in China during the Permian.‭ ‬So far the only part of this animal that is known is one of the bony plates that would have run down the length of the back.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The Jiyuan tetrapod fauna of the Upper Permian of China‭—‬2.‭ ‬stratigraphy,‭ ‬taxonomical review,‭ ‬and correlation.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬52‭(‬3‭)‬:328-339.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬S.-H.‭ ‬Jia,‭ ‬H.-Y.‭ ‬Pu‭ & ‬X.-L.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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