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, Carnian–Norian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

References

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  1. 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.