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.

Brachyrhinodon
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 237โ€“227 Ma
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Brachyrhinodon

Huene, 1910
Type species
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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