Botucaraitherium

Bo-tuc-ah-ray-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. (2012, May 8). Botucaraitherium. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/botucaraitherium/

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Name

Botucaraitherium.

Phonetic

Bo-tuc-ah-ray-fe-re-um.

Named By

M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Oliveira‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Prozostrodontia.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

B.‭ ‬belarminoi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Caturrita Formation.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

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

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new prozostrodontian cynodont‭ (‬Therapsida‭) ‬from the Late Triassic Riograndia Assemblage Zone‭ (‬Santa Maria Supersequence‭) ‬of Southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci�ncias‭ ‬86‭(‬4‭)‬:1673-1691.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Oliveira‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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