Lumkuia

‭ ‬Lum-ke-e-ah.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2015, July 13). Lumkuia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/lumkuia/

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Name

Lumkuia.

Phonetic

‭ ‬Lum-ke-e-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hopson‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Kitching‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia.

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

L.‭ ‬fuzzi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Burgersdorp Formation.

Time Period

Anisian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skeleton.

In Depth

       Lumkuia is a genus of cynodont that lived in South Africa during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A probainognathian cynodont from South Africa and the phylogeney of nonmammalian cynodonts.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology‭ ‬156‭(‬1‭)‬:5-35.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hopson‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Kitching‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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