Brasilitherium

Brah-sil-e-fe-re-um.
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Name

Brasilitherium ‭(‬Brazil beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

Brah-sil-e-fe-re-um.

Named By

J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Rubert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Brasilodontidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬riograndensis‭

Size

About‭ ‬12‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Caturrita Formation.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Brasilitherium is a genus of small insectivorous cynodont that lived in Brazil during the late Triassic.‭ ‬Brasilitherium was named alongside another similar cynodont called Brasilodon.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The sister group of mammals:‭ ‬small cynodonts from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Revista Brasileira de Paleontolog�a‭ ‬5:5-27.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Rubert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003. -‭ ‬Nasal Anatomy of the Non-mammaliaform Cynodont Brasilitherium riograndensis‭ (‬Eucynodontia,‭ ‬Therapsida‭) ‬Reveals New Insight into Mammalian Evolution‭ ‬-‭ ‬The Anatomical Record,‭ ‬Volume‭ ‬297,‭ ‬Issue‭ ‬11,‭ ‬pp‭ ‬2018‭–‬2030.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Irina Ruf,‭ ‬Wolfgang Maier,‭ ‬Pablo G.‭ ‬Rodrigues‭ & ‬Cesar l.‭ ‬Schultz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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