Nochnitsa

Nok-nit-sah.
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. (2013, April 11). Nochnitsa. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/nochnitsa/

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Name

Nochnitsa ‭(‬named after the Nocnitsa from Slavic mythology‭)‬.

Phonetic

Nok-nit-sah.

Named By

C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ & ‬V.‭ ‬Masyutin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Gorgonopsia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬geminidens‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬8.2‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russia,‭ ‬Urpalov Formation.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       With a skull a little over eight centimetres long Nochnitsa is one of the smallest known grogonopsian therapsids known.‭ ‬Whereas the larger gorgonopsids were apex predators,‭ ‬Nochnitsa may have lived more like a modern day fox,‭ ‬hunting smaller creatures while evading the more dangerous ones.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Gorgonopsian therapsids‭ (‬Nochnitsa gen.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬and Viatkogorgon‭) ‬from the Permian Kotelnich locality of Russia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬6:e4954.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ & ‬V.‭ ‬Masyutin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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