Bystrowiana
Encyclopedia
Bystrowiana is an extinct genus
of bystrowianid reptiliomorph from upper Permian
deposits of Vladimir Region, Russia
and Jiyuan
, China
. The genus is named in honour of Dr. Alexey Bystrow
, who was a Russian paleontologist. It was first named by Vyushkov in 1957
and the type species is Bystrowiana permira. Two species - B. permira and B. sinica - are known.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bystrowianid reptiliomorph from upper Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
deposits of Vladimir Region, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Jiyuan
Jiyuan
Jiyuan is a sub-prefecture-level city in northwestern Henan province of Central China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Jiaozuo and Luoyang to the east and southwest respectively, as well as the province of Shanxi to the north.-Administration:...
, China
China
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. The genus is named in honour of Dr. Alexey Bystrow
Alexey Bystrow
Alexey Petrovich Bystrow, sometimes spelled Alexey Petrovich Bystrov and Aleksei Petrovich Bystrow, was a Russian paleontologist, anatomist, and histologist.- Biography :...
, who was a Russian paleontologist. It was first named by Vyushkov in 1957
1957 in paleontology
-Newly named dinosaurs:Data coutersy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.-Non-mammalian:...
and the type species is Bystrowiana permira. Two species - B. permira and B. sinica - are known.