Parahenodus
extinct genus of reptiles
Parahenodus is an extinct henodontidae placodont only known from a skull, described in 2018.[1] The skull, named and described as Parahenodus atancensis, was discovered in Upper Triassic rock in Spain. It was the sister taxon to Henodus.
| Parahenodus Temporal range: Late Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Placodontia |
| Family: | †Henodontidae |
| Genus: | †Parahenodus De Miguel Chaves, Ortega & Pérez‐García, 2018 |
| Type species | |
| †Parahenodus atancensis De Miguel Chaves, Ortega & Pérez‐García, 2018
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References
change- ↑ Carlos de Miguel Chaves; Francisco Ortega; Adán Pérez‐García (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. S2CID 133679210.
