Beishanodon

By-shan-o-don.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2014, January 6). Beishanodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/beishanodon/

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Name

Beishanodon ‭(‬white mountains tooth).

Phonetic

By-shan-o-don.

Named By

K.-Q.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Fox,‭ ‬C.-F.‭ ‬Zhou‭ & ‬D.-Q.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Trirachodontidae,‭ ‬Sinognathinae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

B.‭ ‬youngi‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hongyanjing Formation.

Time Period

Olenekian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Beishanodon is a genus of cynodont therapsid that lived in China during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new nonmammalian eucynodont‭ (‬Synapsida:‭ ‬Therapsida‭) ‬from the Triassic of northern Gansu Province,‭ ‬China,‭ ‬and its biostratigraphic and biogeographic implications.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ ‬3685:1-25.‭ ‬-‭ ‬K.-Q.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Fox,‭ ‬C.-F.‭ ‬Zhou‭ & ‬D.-Q.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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