Joermungandr bolti

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Joermungandr bolti
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Genus: Joermungandr
Mann et al., 2021
Species:
J. bolti
Binomial name
Joermungandr bolti
Mann et al., 2021

Joermungandr is an extinct genus of recumbirostran tetrapod from the Late Carboniferous Mazon Creek fossil beds of Illinois. It currently contains a single species, Joermungandr bolti. Like many other recumbirostrans, the body is elongated, which is likely an adaptation for fossoriality (digging and living underground). [1]

The genus was named after Jörmungandr, a creature from Norse mythology. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Mann, Arjan; Calthorpe, Ami S.; Maddin, Hillary C. (2021). "Joermungandr bolti, an exceptionally preserved 'microsaur' from the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte reveals patterns of integumentary evolution in Recumbirostra". Royal Society Open Science. 8 (7): 210319. Bibcode:2021RSOS....810319M. doi:10.1098/rsos.210319. ISSN   2054-5703. PMC   8292758 . PMID   34295525.