Stenocybus

Sten-o-sy-bus.
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. (2016, September 26). Stenocybus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/stenocybus/

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Name

Stenocybus.

Phonetic

Sten-o-sy-bus.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dinocephalia,‭ ‬Anteosauridae,‭ ‬Anteosaurinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬yumenensis‭

Size

Skull roughly about‭ ‬12‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Xidagou Formation.

Time Period

Wordian/Capitanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       As an anteosaur,‭ ‬Stenocybus is a genus of dinocephalian therapsid that lived in China during the‭ ‬mid-Permian era.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new genus of primitive dinocephalian.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrate PalAsiatica.‭ ‬35:‭ ‬35-43‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997.

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