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IRAJATHERIUM
(e-rah-jah-fe-re-um)
meaning: "Iraja Damiani Pinto's beast"
Named By: A. G. Martinelli, J. F. Bonaparte, C. L. Schultz & R. Rubert in 2005
Time Period: Late Triassic
Location: Brazil - Caturrita Formation
Size: Uncertain
Diet: Uncertain
Fossil(s): Partial remains including two jaw bones, humerus, femur and teeth
Classification: | Chordata | Synapsida | Therapsida | Cynodontia | Trithelodontidae |
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Irajatherium is a genus known only by the species Irajatherium hernadezi. (Martinelli, 2005). It is named in honor of Iraja Damiani Pinto.

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