Name
Irajatherium (Iraj� Damiani Pinto’s beast).
Phonetic
E-rah-jah-fe-re-um.
Named By
A. G. Martinelli, J. F. Bonaparte, C. L. Schultz & R. Rubert - 2005.
Classification
Chordata, Synapsida, Therapsida, Cynodontia, Trithelodontidae.
Diet
Uncertain.
Species
I. hernandezi
Size
Uncertain.
Known locations
Brazil - Caturrita Formation.
Time Period
Late Triassic.
Fossil representation
Partial remains including two jaw bones, humerus, femur and teeth.
Irajatherium is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the Triassic.
- A new tritheledontid (Therapsida, Eucynodontia) from the Late Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and its phylogenetic relationships among carnivorous non-mammalian eucynodonts. - Ameghiniana 42(1):191-208. - A. G. Martinelli, J. F. Bonaparte, C. L. Schultz & R. Rubert - 2005.
