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'''''Parahenodus''''' ( |
'''''Parahenodus''''' (meaning "near Henodus", with Hendous meaning "single tooth") is an extinct genus of [[henodontidae|henodontid]] [[placodont]] only known from a skull, discovered between 2008 and 2015 and described in 2018. It lived during the [[Late Triassic]] ([[Carnian]]–[[Norian]]). The skull, named and described as '''''Parahenodus atancensis''''', was discovered in [[Keuper]] [[Facies]] of the Castilian Branche of the Iberian Range in the reservoir of El Atance ([[Sigüenza]], [[Spain]]). It was the [[sister taxon]] to ''[[Henodus]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|author1=Carlos de Miguel Chaves |author2=Francisco Ortega |author3=Adán Pérez‐García |year=2018 |title=A new placodont from the Upper Triassic of Spain provides new insights on the acquisition of the specialized skull of Henodontidae |journal=Papers in Palaeontology |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=567–576 |doi=10.1002/spp2.1218 }}</ref> |
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| 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 |
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| †Parahenodus atancensis De Miguel Chaves, Ortega & Pérez‐García, 2018
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Parahenodus (meaning "near Henodus", with Hendous meaning "single tooth") is an extinct genus of henodontid placodont only known from a skull, discovered between 2008 and 2015 and described in 2018. It lived during the Late Triassic (Carnian–Norian). The skull, named and described as Parahenodus atancensis, was discovered in Keuper Facies of the Castilian Branche of the Iberian Range in the reservoir of El Atance (Sigüenza, Spain). It was the sister taxon to Henodus.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
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