Joermungandr bolti

This article is about the genus of recumbirostran. For the sea serpent in Norse mythology, see Jörmungandr. For the genus of mosasaur, see Jormungandr walhallaensis.

Joermungandr bolti Temporal range: Pennsylvanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Microsauria
Genus:	†Joermungandr Mann et al., 2021
Species:	†J. bolti
Binomial name
†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]

References

1. Mann, Arjan; Calthorpe, Ami S.; Maddin, Hillary C. (2021). "Joermungandr bolti, an exceptionally preserved 'microsaur' from the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte reveals patterns of integumentary evolution in Recumbirostra". Royal Society Open Science. 8 (7): 210319. doi:10.1098/rsos.210319. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 8292758. PMID 34295525.