Haramiyavia

Ha-ram-e-yah-ve-ah.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2015, August 15). Haramiyavia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/haramiyavia/

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Name

Haramiyavia

Phonetic

Ha-ram-e-yah-ve-ah.

Named By

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Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Haramiyida,‭ ‬Haramiyaviidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

H.‭ ‬clemmenseni‭

Size

Reconstructed skull length about‭ ‬4‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬total body length unknown.

Known locations

Greenland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Fleming Fjord Formation.

Time Period

Norian/Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial mandible‭ (‬lower jaw‭) ‬and upper jaw fragments.

In Depth

       A type of proto mammal,‭ ‬Haramiyavia is currently the best known genus of the Haramiyida.‭ ‬Even so,‭ ‬Haramiyavia is still only known from partial jaw remains.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Haramiyids and Triassic mammalian evolution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature‭ ‬385:715-718.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Jenkins,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Gatesy,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Shubin‭ & ‬W.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Amaral‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997. – Mandibular and dental characteristics of Late Triassic mammaliaform Haramiyavia and their ramifications for basal mammal evolution. – PNAS. 112: E7101-9. – Zhe-Xi Luo, Stephen M. Gatesy, Farish A. Jenkins Jr., William W. Amaral & Neil H. Shubin – 2015.

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