Bienotherium

By-no-fe-re-um.
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, December 2). Bienotherium. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/bienotherium/

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Name

Bienotherium.

Phonetic

By-no-fe-re-um.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Tritylodontidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬yunnanense

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lufeng Formation.

Time Period

Hettangian/Sinemurian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

‭ ‬Partial remains of at least three individuals.

In Depth

       Bienotherium is a genus of cynodont that lived in China during the early Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Preliminary notes on the Mesozoic mammals of Lufeng,‭ ‬Yunnan,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin of the Geological Survey of China‭ ‬20:93-111.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Young‭ ‬-‭ ‬1940.

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