Henodontidae
Henodontidae Temporal range: Late Triassic,
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Henodus fossil at University of Tübingen | |
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Life reconstruction of Parahenodus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Placodontia |
Superfamily: | †Cyamodontoidea |
Family: | †Henodontidae von Huene, 1936 |
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Henodontidae is an extinct family of superficially turtle-like placodonts belonging to the superfamily Cyamodontoidea. Fossils have been found in Germany and Spain.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ de Miguel Chaves, Carlos; Ortega, Francisco; Pérez-García, Adán (13 May 2018). "A new placodont from the Upper Triassic of Spain provides new insights on the acquisition of the specialized skull of Henodontidae". Papers in Palaeontology. 4 (4): 567–576. doi:10.1002/spp2.1218.
- ^ Huene F von 1936. Henodus chelyops, ein neuer Placodontier. Palaeontographica A, 84, 99-147.
Categories:
- Placodonts
- Prehistoric reptile families
- Triassic sauropterygians
- Late Triassic first appearances
- Triassic reptile stubs