Pyozia

Pie-oh-ze-ah.
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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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Name

Pyozia.

Phonetic

Pie-oh-ze-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Anderson‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Eupelycosauria,‭ ‬Varanopidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬mesenensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Krasnoshchel‭' ‬Formation.

Time Period

Roadian/Wordian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Pyozia is a genus of varanopid pelycosaur that lived in Russia during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Pyozia mesenensis,‭ ‬a New,‭ ‬Small Vapanopid‭ (‬Synapsida:‭ ‬Eupelycosauria‭) ‬from Russia:‭ ‘‘‬Pelycosaur‭’’ ‬Diversity in the Middle Permian.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬24‭(‬1‭)‬:173-179.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Anderson‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

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