Yuanotherium

Yuanotherium; Temporal range: Oxfordian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Holotype upper jaw fragment
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	Cynodontia
Family:	† Tritylodontidae
Genus:	† Yuanotherium ; Hu, Meng & Clark, 2009
Species:	†Y. minor
Binomial name
	†Yuanotherium minor; Hu, Meng & Clark, 2009

Last updated March 31, 2025

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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]

References

↑ 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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[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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