Eumetabolodon

Yew-met-ah-bel-o-don.
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Paleoclimatologist

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Name

Eumetabolodon ‭(‬Changeable tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Yew-met-ah-bel-o-don.

Named By

J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬1983.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Procolophonomorpha,‭ ‬Procolophonidae,‭ ‬Procolophoninae.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

E.‭ ‬bathycephalus‭

Size

Total body length estimated to be about‭ ‬50‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ermaying Formation,‭ ‬Heshanggou Formation,‭ ‬Shihtienfeng Formation.

Time Period

Induan to Anisian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Skulls of at least‭ ‬16‭ ‬individuals.

In Depth

       Eumetabolodon is a genus of procolophonid reptile that lived in China during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Tooth replacement in a new genus of procolophonid from the Early Triassic of China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬26‭(‬3‭)‬:567-583.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬1983.

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