Genus: Bienotherium YOUNG, 1940
Etymology: In honor of M. N. Bien, (Bian Meinian) and Greek, therion, “beast, mammal”: Bien Beast.

Species: yunnanense YOUNG, 1940
Etymology: In reference to Yunnan Province, China.

Holotype: IVPP V1

Locality: Tachun, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Red beds of the lower Lufeng Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic or Early Jurassic.

Material: Nearly complete skull and mandible.

Referred material:

IVPP V3: Right upper jaw with part of the root of the anterior zygomatic arch preserved.

IVPP V4: Right upper jaw.

IVPP V9: Right lower jaw.

IVPP V10: Right humerus.

IVPP V11: Fragmentary humerus.

IVPP V12: Left femur.

IVPP V13: Fragmentary femur.

IVPP V14: Vertebra.

IVPP V67: Lower jaws, tibia, left anterior limb fragment.

 


Locality: Shawan, 2 km from Tachun, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Upper Lufeng Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic or Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V 65: Lower jaw, femur, fragmentary lower arm.

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Species: elegans YOUNG, 1940
Etymology:

Holotype: IVPP V 2

Locality: Shawan, 2 km from Tachun, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Upper Lufeng Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic or Early Jurassic.

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

IVPP V5-V9: Fragmentary lower jaws.

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Species: minor YOUNG, 1947 (partim)
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Species: magnunm CHOW, 1962
Etymology:

Holotype: GMC

Locality: Heiguopeng, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lower Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material: An upper jaw fragment.