Penegephyrosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
Penegephyrosaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic, Rhaetian | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
Family: | †Gephyrosauridae |
Genus: | †Penegephyrosaurus Whiteside & Duffin, 2017 |
Type species | |
†Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi Whiteside & Duffin, 2017 |
Penegephyrosaurus is an extinct genus of early rhynchocephalian from the Late Triassic of the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi. It is only known from a partial lower jaw. It is considered one of the most basal known rhynchocephalians and is placed as part of the family Gephyrosauridae.[1]
References
- ^ Whiteside, David I.; Duffin, Christopher J. (2017-03-01). "Late Triassic terrestrial microvertebrates from Charles Moore's 'Microlestes' quarry, Holwell, Somerset, UK". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 (3): 677–705. doi:10.1111/zoj.12458. ISSN 0024-4082.
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Rhynchocephalia
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