Dvinia

Vin-e-ah.
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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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Name

Dvinia ‭(‬Named after the Dvina River‭)‬.

Phonetic

Vin-e-ah.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia.

Diet

Omnivore‭?

Species

D.‭ ‬prima‭

Size

Reconstructed skull about‭ ‬20‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬body length estimated to be about‭ ‬50‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Wuchianpingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls.

In Depth

       Dvinia is a genus of small cynodont that lived in Russia during the late Permian.‭ ‬Dvinia is known to have lived in the same habitats as Dicynodon and Scutosaurus as well as the large predator Inostrancevia.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Diagnoses of the new forms of vertebrates and plants from the upper Permian of North Dvina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin de l’Academie des Sciences,‭ ‬Saint Petersburg,‭ ‬6th series,‭ ‬v.‭ ‬16,‭ ‬p.‭ ‬329-340.‭ ‬-‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Amalitzky‭ ‬-‭ ‬1922.

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