Agudotherium

Ah-gu-do-fee-ree-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, September 7). Agudotherium. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/agudotherium/

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Name

Agudotherium ‭(‬Agudio beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-gu-do-fee-ree-um.

Named By

Micheli Stefanello,‭ ‬Leonardo Kerber,‭ ‬Agustin G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ & ‬S�rgio Dias-Da-Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Prozostrodontia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬gassenae‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Brazil.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial lower jaws and teeth.

In Depth

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

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Prozostrodontian Cynodont‭ (‬Eucynodontia,‭ ‬Probainognathia‭) ‬from the Upper Triassic of Southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬40‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬e1782415.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Micheli Stefanello,‭ ‬Leonardo Kerber,‭ ‬Agustin G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ & ‬S�rgio Dias-Da-Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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