Paritatodon

‭ ‬Pah-rit-ah-toe-don.
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. (2015, January 6). Paritatodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/paritatodon/

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Name

Paritatodon.

Phonetic

‭ ‬Pah-rit-ah-toe-don.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Docodonta,‭ ‬Tegotheriidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬kermacki‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Forest Marble Formation.‭ ‬Kyrgyzstan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Balabansai Formation.

Time Period

Callovian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Paritatodon is a genus of docodont mammal that lived during the Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Mammals from the Middle Jurassic Balabansai Formation of the Fergana Depression,‭ ‬Kyrgyzstan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬30‭(‬3‭)‬:855-871.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Martin‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Averianov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010. – Reconsideration of the systematic position of the Middle Jurassic mammaliaforms Itatodon and Paritatodon. – Palaeontologia Polonica 67, 249–256. – Y. -Q. Wang & C. -K. Li – 2016.

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