Priosphenodon

Priosphenodon Temporal range: Cretaceous^[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Subclass:	Diapsida
Superorder:	Lepidosauria
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Genus:	Priosphenodon Apesteguia and Novas, 2003^[1]
Species
†Priosphenodon avelesi Apestiguia and Novas, 2003^[1]

Priosphenodon is an extinct Rhynchocephalian known from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. It is believed to have been a fairly large herbivore, having a longer snout than then modern tuatara with teeth specialised for shearing plant matter.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Apesteguia, Sebatian; Novas, Fernando E. (2003). "Large Cretaceous sphenodontian from Patagonia provides insight into lepidosaur evolution in Gondwana". Letters to Nature. 425: 609–612. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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