Tika giacchinoi
| Tika Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Family: | Sphenodontidae |
| Genus: | †Tika Apesteguía, Garberoglio & Gómez, 2021 |
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| †Tika giacchinoi Apesteguía, Garberoglio & Gómez, 2021
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Tika is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Cretaceous Candeleros Formation of Argentina. The type species is Tika giacchinoi. It is considered to be closely related to the tuatara, (Sphenodon punctatus), and a member of the family Sphenodontidae.[1]
References[]
- ^ Apesteguía, Sebastián; Garberoglio, Fernando F.; Gómez, Raúl O. (2021-09-30). "Earliest Tuatara Relative (Lepidosauria: Sphenodontinae) from Southern Continents". Ameghiniana. 58 (5). doi:10.5710/amgh.13.07.2021.3442. ISSN 0002-7014.
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Categories:
- Sphenodontia
- Fossil taxa described in 2021