Pyozia

Pie-oh-ze-ah.
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, September 21). Pyozia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/pyozia/

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Name

Pyozia.

Phonetic

Pie-oh-ze-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Anderson‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Eupelycosauria,‭ ‬Varanopidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬mesenensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Krasnoshchel‭' ‬Formation.

Time Period

Roadian/Wordian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Pyozia is a genus of varanopid pelycosaur that lived in Russia during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Pyozia mesenensis,‭ ‬a New,‭ ‬Small Vapanopid‭ (‬Synapsida:‭ ‬Eupelycosauria‭) ‬from Russia:‭ ‘‘‬Pelycosaur‭’’ ‬Diversity in the Middle Permian.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬24‭(‬1‭)‬:173-179.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Anderson‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

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