Nuurtherium

Nu-ur-fe-re-um.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Nuurtherium.

Phonetic

Nu-ur-fe-re-um.

Named By

P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Velazco,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Buczek‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Novacek‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Tritylodontidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬baruunensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ulan Malgait Formation.

Time Period

Late Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Nuurtherium is a genus of cynodont therapsid that lived in Asia during the Late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Two New Tritylodontids‭ (‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Mammaliamorpha‭) ‬from the Upper Jurassic,‭ ‬Southwestern Mongolia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ ‬3874:1-35.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Velazco,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Buczek‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Novacek‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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