Rotaryus

Ro-tah-re-us.
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Name

Rotaryus.

Phonetic

Ro-tah-re-us.

Named By

D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Henrici,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Martens,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Sumida‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Anderson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Temnospondyli,‭ ‬Trematopidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

R.‭ ‬gothae‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Germany‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tambach Formation.

Time Period

Artinskian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and lowers jaws,‭ ‬as well as partial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Rotaryus is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that lived in Germany during the Permian.

Further Reading

– Rotaryus gothae,‭ ‬a New Trematopid‭ (‬Temnospondyli:‭ ‬Dissorophoidea‭) ‬from the Lower Permian of Central Germany.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of Carnegie Museum‭ ‬80‭(‬1‭)‬:49-65.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Henrici,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Martens,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Sumida‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Anderson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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