Brachyrhinodon
| Brachyrhinodon Temporal range: Late Triassic,
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Order: | Sphenodontida
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| Subfamily: | Clevosauridae
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| Genus: | Brachyrhinodon Huene, 1910
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| Brachyrhinodon taylori Huene, 1910
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Brachyrhinodon (meaning "short nose tooth") is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Triassic Lossiemouth Sandstone of Scotland. It is related to the tuatara, the only member of its order that is not extinct.
Brachyrhinodon is known from the sandstone quarries near Elgin, and is one of the Elgin Reptiles.
Sources[]
- Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton
- In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods by Nicholas C. Fraser and Hans-Dieter Sues
- The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change across the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary by Kevin Padian
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Categories:
- Triassic lepidosaurs
- Triassic reptiles of Europe
- Sphenodontia
- Prehistoric reptile genera
- Triassic reptile stubs