Deltavjatia
| Deltavjatia Temporal range: Capitanian, 260 Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Procolophonomorpha |
| Family: | †Pareiasauridae |
| Genus: | †Deltavjatia Hartmann-Weinberg, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| †Deltavjatia vjatkensis Hartmann-Weinberg, 1937 | |
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Deltavjatia was a procolophonid reptile from the Tatarian stage of the Permian time period. It had a large body of about 1.5 m (5 ft) in length.[2] Deltavjatia was an herbivore.[3] Deltavjatia lived in what is now Russia.[3] The first specimen of Deltavjatia was a specimen of a skull and lower mandobile (PIN 2212/1[3]), found in the Urpalov Formation in Kotelnich, Vyatka River.
Restoration
Deltavjatia was named a subtaxon of Pareiasauridae by M.S.Y. Lee in 1997.[3] It was named Deltavjatia vjatkensis by Hartmann & Weinberg in 1937.[3] Pareiasuchus vjatkensis is the alternative combination of Deltavjatia vjatkensis.[3] Deltavjatia vjatkensis was also named Anthodon rossicus by Hartmann & Weinberg in 1937.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Feeding damage on upper Permian plants from the Sukhona River - Springer". Springerlink.com. 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ↑ "Palaeos Vertebrates Anapsida: Pareiasauridae (2)". Palaeos.com. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Paleobiology Database: Pareiasuchus vjatkensis". Paleodb.org. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
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