Brachyrhinodon
Brachyrhinodon is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Triassic of Scotland. It is related to the tuatara, the only member of its order that is not extinct.
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Genus: | Brachyrhinodon Huene, 1910 |
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Brachyrhinodon taylori Huene, 1910 |
Brachyrhinodon is known from the sandstone quarries near Elgin, and is one of the Elgin Reptiles.
Sources
- Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton
- In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods by Nicholas C. Fraser and Hans-Dieter Sues
- The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change across the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary by Kevin Padian
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