| Ahvaytum Temporal range: Late Triassic, Carnian 230Ma | |
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| Life Restoration by Ddinodan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha(?) |
| Genus: | †Ahvaytum Lovelace et al., 2025 |
| Species: | †A. bahndooiveche |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ahvaytum bahndooiveche Lovelace et al., 2025 | |
Ahvaytum (meaning "long ago") is an extinct genus of basal saurischian, possibly a basal sauropodomorph, that lived in the Late Triassic of Wyoming, United States. The type and the only known species is A. bahndooiveche.
Discovery and Naming[]
The holotype (UWGM 1975) was discovered in Wyoming in 2013. In 2025, It was described as a new genus. The generic name means long ago, and the specific name is "water's young handsome man". The binomial is intended to counteract the colonialism.
Description[]
The specimen consists of a fragmentary hindlimb. It is the oldest known dinosaur from the ancient landmass Laurasia. A partial left femur (UWGM 7549) is also referred to this genus.
Classification[]
It is classified as a member of Saturnaliidae.
Paleoecology[]
It coexisted with temnospondylis, silesaurids, Anaschisma, Parasuchus, and others.
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