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Notosphenos

Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae

Taxonomy
Notosphenos was named by Agnolín et al. (2024). Its type is Notosphenos finisterre.

It was assigned to Sphenodontinae by Agnolín et al. (2024).

Species
N. finisterre (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Notosphenos Agnolín et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
superorderLepidosauria()
orderRhynchocephalia
familySphenodontidaeCope 1871
subfamilySphenodontinaeCope 1871
genusNotosphenos

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Notosphenos Agnolín et al. 2024
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†Notosphenos finisterre Agnolín et al. 2024
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. Agnolín et al. 2024As for the species Notosphenos finisterre
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) N. finisterre (234712)