Montirictus

Mon-te-rik-tuss.

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Name

Montirictus.

Phonetic

Mon-te-rik-tuss.

Named By

H.‭ ‬Matsuoka,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Kusuhashi‭ & ‬I.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Corfe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Tritylodontidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬kuwajimaensis‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Japan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kuwajima Formation.

Time Period

Valanginian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Teeth.

In Depth

Montirictus is a genus of tritylodontid cynodont that lived in what is now Japan during the early Cretaceous.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Early Cretaceous tritylodontid‭ (‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Mammaliamorpha‭) ‬from the Kuwajima Formation‭ (‬Tetori Group‭) ‬of central Japan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬36‭(‬4‭)‬.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Matsuoka,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Kusuhashi‭ & ‬I.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Corfe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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