Euconcordia

Yew-con-cor-de-ah.
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Name

Euconcordia ‭(‬True harmony‭).

Phonetic

Yew-con-cor-de-ah.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Eureptilia,‭ ‬Captorhinidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

E.‭ ‬cunninghami‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Kansas.

Time Period

Late Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       The skull of Euconcordia was originally described as Concordia in‭ ‬2005.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬it was later established that Concordia had already been used,‭ ‬so in‭ ‬2016‭ ‬the skull was renamed Euconcordia.‭ ‬Whereas concordia roughly translates from Latin to English as‭ ‘‬harmony‭’‬,‭ ‬Euconcordia would simply mean‭ ‘‬true harmony‭’‬.

       Euconcordia lived in North America during the late Carboniferous period.‭ ‬Although the body of Euconcordia is unknown at the time of writing,‭ ‬the genus has a reasonably well preserved skull,‭ ‬which was roughly triangular when viewed from above with a broad base,‭ ‬just like other captorhinids.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬An early captorhinid reptile‭ (‬Amniota,‭ ‬Eureptilia‭) ‬from the Upper Carboniferous of Hamilton,‭ ‬Kansas.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬25‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬561‭–‬568‭ ‬-‭ ‬Johannes M�ller and Robert R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005. -‭ ‬Euconcordia nom.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a replacement name for the captorhinid eureptile Concordia M�ller and Reisz,‭ ‬2005‭ (‬non Kingsley,‭ ‬1880‭)‬,‭ ‬with new data on its dentition.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology‭ ‬3:1-6.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Haridy‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬M�ller‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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