Irajatherium

E-rah-jah-fe-re-um.
By Claire Morris
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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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Morris, C. (2015, June 11). Irajatherium. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/irajatherium/

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Name

Irajatherium ‭(‬Iraj� Damiani Pinto’s beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

E-rah-jah-fe-re-um.

Named By

A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Rubert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Trithelodontidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

I.‭ ‬hernandezi‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Caturrita Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains including two jaw bones,‭ ‬humerus,‭ ‬femur and teeth.

In Depth

       Irajatherium is a genus of cynodont that lived in South‭ ‬America during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new tritheledontid‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Eucynodontia‭) ‬from the Late Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul‭ (‬Brazil‭) ‬and its phylogenetic relationships among carnivorous non-mammalian eucynodonts.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬42‭(‬1‭)‬:191-208.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Rubert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

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