Patagosphenos Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian ~100–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
Order: | Sphenodontia |
(unranked): | †Opisthodontia |
Subfamily: | †Eilenodontinae |
Genus: | †Patagosphenos Gentil et al., 2019 |
Type species | |
Patagosphenos watuku Gentil et al., 2019 |
Patagosphenos is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Patagosphenos watuku.
References
- Gentil, Adriel R.; Agnolin, Federico L.; Garcia Marsà, Jordi A.; Motta, Matias J.; Novas, Fernando E. (2019-06-01). "Bridging the gap: Sphenodont remains from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Patagonia. Palaeobiological inferences". Cretaceous Research. 98: 72–83. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.01.016. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 135429146.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Patagosphenos |