Venjukovia

Ven-yu-ko-ve-ah.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2015, May 9). Venjukovia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/venjukovia/

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Name

Venjukovia.

Phonetic

Ven-yu-ko-ve-ah.

Named By

V.‭ ‬Amalitskii‭ ‬-‭ ‬1922.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amniota,‭ ‬Synapsida.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

V.‭ ‬prima‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬12‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Mid Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Venjukovia was a genus of synapsid that lived in Russia during the mid-Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Diagnoses of the new forms of vertebrates and plants from the Upper Permian of North Dvina:‭ ‬Bulletin de l’Academie des Sciences,‭ ‬Saint Petersburg,‭ ‬v.‭ ‬6,‭ ‬n.‭ ‬16,‭ ‬p.‭ ‬329-340.‭ ‬-‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Amalitskii‭ ‬-‭ ‬1922. -‭ ‬The early anomodont Venjukovia and the evolution of the anomodont skull‭”‬.‭ ‬Journal of Zoology‭ ‬232‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬651.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬King‭ ‬-‭ ‬1994.

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