Biology:Henodontidae
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Short description: Extinct family of reptiles
| Henodontidae | |
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| Henodus fossil at University of Tübingen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Placodontia |
| Superfamily: | †Cyamodontoidea |
| Family: | †Henodontidae von Huene, 1936 |
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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
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 2018PPal....4..567D.
- ↑ Huene F von 1936. Henodus chelyops, ein neuer Placodontier. Palaeontographica A, 84, 99-147.
Wikidata ☰ Q2294005 entry
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