Protuberum

Pro-tu-beh-rum.
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. (2016, January 15). Protuberum. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/protuberum/

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Name

Protuberum.

Phonetic

Pro-tu-beh-rum.

Named By

M.‭ ‬Reichel,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Traversodontidae,‭ ‬Gomphodontosuchinae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

P.‭ ‬cabralense

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Santa Maria Formation.

Time Period

Ladinian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Skull‭ ‬and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Protuberum is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new traversodontid cynodont‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Eucynodontia‭) ‬from the Middle Triassic Santa Maria Formation of Rio Grande do Sul,‭ ‬Brazil.‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬52:229-250.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Reichel,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009. – The specific name cabralense is “necessarily emended from the original P. cabralensis because Protuberum is a neuter generic name”. – Christian F. Kammerer – 2014.

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