Joermungandr bolti
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| Joermungandr bolti Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Genus: | †Joermungandr Mann et al., 2021 |
| Species: | †J. bolti |
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| †Joermungandr bolti Mann et al., 2021 | |
Joermungandr is an extinct genus of recumbirostran tetrapod from the Late Carboniferous Mazon Creek fossil beds of Illinois. It currently contains a single species, Joermungandr bolti. Like many other recumbirostrans, the body is elongated, which is likely an adaptation for fossoriality (digging and living underground).[1]
The genus was named after Jörmungandr, a creature from Norse mythology.[1]
