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Henodontidae

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Henodontidae
Temporal range: Late Triassic, Carnian–Rhaetian
Henodus fossil at University of Tübingen
File:Parahenodus atancensis-novataxa 2018-Chaves Ortega et Pérez‐García--paleoArt-Eloy Manzanero--@frco ortega-@EloyManzanero.jpg
Life reconstruction of Parahenodus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Sauropterygia
Order: Placodontia
Superfamily: Cyamodontoidea
Family: Henodontidae
von Huene, 1936
Genera

Henodontidae is an extinct family of superficially turtle-like placodonts belonging to the superfamily Cyamodontoidea. Fossils have been found in Germany and Spain.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ de Miguel Chaves, Carlos; Ortega, Francisco; Pérez-García, Adán (13 May 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.
  2. ^ Huene F von 1936. Henodus chelyops, ein neuer Placodontier. Palaeontographica A, 84, 99-147.