Caodeyao

Cow-de-yow.
By Emily Green
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Green, E. (2015, July 17). Caodeyao. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/caodeyao/

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Name

Caodeyao ‭(‬named after the village of Caodeyao‭)‬.

Phonetic

Cow-de-yow.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Liu‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Abdala‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia,‭ ‬Eutherocephalia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬liuyufengi‭

Size

Holotype skull roughly about‭ ‬13.6‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Naobaogou Formation.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull,‭ ‬mandible and partial humerus.

In Depth

       Caodeyao is a genus of therocephalian therapsid that lived in Asia during the late Permian.‭ ‬Like other therocephalians,‭ ‬the jaw structure and teeth of Caodeyao strongly suggest that it would have been a predator,‭ ‬perhaps attacking other small to medium sized therapsids.

Further reading

-‭ ‬The tetrapod fauna of the upper Permian Naobaogou Formation of China:‭ ‬5.‭ ‬Caodeyao liuyufengi gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a new peculiar therocephalian.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬8:‭ ‬e9160.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Abdala‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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