Abajudon

Ab-ah-yu-don.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, March 3). Abajudon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/abajudon/

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Name

Abajudon.

Phonetic

Ab-ah-yu-don.

Named By

Kenneth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk,‭ ‬S�bastien Huertas,‭ ‬Roger M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬Neil J.‭ ‬Tabor,‭ ‬Christian A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬Jean-S�bastien Steyer,‭ ‬Linda A.‭ ‬Tsuji‭ & ‬Neil J.‭ ‬Gostling‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Syanpsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬kaayai‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Tanzania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ruhuhu Formation.

Time Period

Wordian/Capotanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull and mandible.

In Depth

       Abajudon is a genus of dicynodont that lived in Tanzania during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New dicynodonts‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭) ‬and updated tetrapod stratigraphy of the Permian Ruhuhu Formation‭ (‬Songea Group,‭ ‬Ruhuhu Basin‭) ‬of southern Tanzania.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Volume‭ ‬34,‭ ‬Issue‭ ‬6.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kenneth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk,‭ ‬S�bastien Huertas,‭ ‬Roger M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬Neil J.‭ ‬Tabor,‭ ‬Christian A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬Jean-S�bastien Steyer,‭ ‬Linda A.‭ ‬Tsuji‭ & ‬Neil J.‭ ‬Gostling‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014. – New materials of the enigmatic dicynodont Abajudon kaayai (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the lower Madumabisa Mudstone Formation, middle Permian of Zambia. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. – Savannah L. Olroyd, Christian A. Sidor & Kenneth D. Angielczyk – 2018.

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