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Extinct genus of reptiles

Patagosphenos
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
~100–94 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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

  1. 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.
Rhynchocephalia
Sauropsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Rhynchocephalia
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Rhynchocephalia
Gephyrosauridae?
Sphenodon punctatus
Sphenodontia
Incertae sedis
Acrosphenodontia
Eusphenodontia
Clevosauridae
Neosphenodontia
Sapheosauridae
"Eupropalinal
sphenodonts"
Pleurosauridae?
Sphenodontidae
Opisthodontia
Eilenodontinae
Taxon identifiers
Patagosphenos
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