Irajatherium is a genus known only by the species Irajatherium hernadezi. (Martinelli, 2005). It's named in honor of Irajá Damiani Pinto

Irajá Damiani Pinto

Irajá Damiani Pinto, born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on July 3, 1919 and currently still working with Paleontology. - Biography:...

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Specie

Irajatherium hernadezi is a species known only by a humerus, a femur, two jaws and an upper arch incomplete, has the upper canine teeth after pills across and the post-mandibular canines with a more developed central cusp, followed by three smaller ones. Was collected in the municipality of Faxinal do Soturno

Faxinal do Soturno

-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...

 in Paleorrota

Paleorrota

Paleorrota , is a geopark located in the center of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The rocks and fossils found along the route date back to the times when there was only one supercontinent Pangaea....

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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External links

• do Rio grande do Sul.
• Brasileira de Paleontologia.
• Figura.