Patagosphenos

Patagosphenos
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Albian),
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Suborder: Sphenodontia
Subfamily: †Eilenodontinae
Genus: †Patagosphenos
Gentil et al., 2019
Species:
†P. watuku
Binomial name
†Patagosphenos watuku
Gentil et al., 2019

Patagosphenos is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Early Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Patagosphenos watuku.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gentil, Adriel R.; Agnolin, Federico L.; Garcia Marsà, Jordi A.; Motta, Matias J.; Novas, Fernando E. (2019-06-01). "Bridging the gap: Sphenodont remains from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Patagonia. Palaeobiological inferences". Cretaceous Research. 98: 72–83. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.01.016. hdl:11336/123948. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 135429146.