Homoeosaurus
Homoeosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous
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Homoeosaurus maximiliani | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
Family: | Sphenodontidae |
Genus: | †Homeosaurus von Meyer, 1847 |
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Homoeosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodont reptile. It was found in limestone in Bavaria, Germany, as well as in France and the United Kingdom. It was related to the modern tuatara, though it was a considerably more gracile. There were several species varying greatly in size and morphology.[1]
References[]
- ^ G. A. Boulenger, (1891) On British Remains of Homœosaurus, with Remarks on the Classification of the Rhynchocephalia. Article in Journal of Zoology 59(1):167 - 172. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1891.tb06820.x
Categories:
- Jurassic lepidosaurs
- Sphenodontia
- Solnhofen fauna
- Late Jurassic reptiles of Europe
- Prehistoric reptile genera
- Jurassic reptile stubs