Dvinia

Vin-e-ah.
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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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Name

Dvinia ‭(‬Named after the Dvina River‭)‬.

Phonetic

Vin-e-ah.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia.

Diet

Omnivore‭?

Species

D.‭ ‬prima‭

Size

Reconstructed skull about‭ ‬20‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬body length estimated to be about‭ ‬50‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Wuchianpingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls.

In Depth

       Dvinia is a genus of small cynodont that lived in Russia during the late Permian.‭ ‬Dvinia is known to have lived in the same habitats as Dicynodon and Scutosaurus as well as the large predator Inostrancevia.

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,‭ ‬6th series,‭ ‬v.‭ ‬16,‭ ‬p.‭ ‬329-340.‭ ‬-‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Amalitzky‭ ‬-‭ ‬1922.

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