Yuanotherium

<i>Yuanotherium</i>

Yuanotherium

Extinct genus of mammaliamorphs

Yuanotherium minor is an extinct species of cynodonts which existed in China during the Late Jurassic epoch, described from the Shishugou Formation. It is the only species in the genus Yuanotherium.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Yaoming Hu, Jin Meng & James M. Clark (2009). "A new tritylodontid from the Upper Jurassic of Xinjiang, China" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 54 (3): 385–391. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0053.


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