Trullidens

Trullidens is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Triassic of Colorado, United States. The type species is Trullidens purgatorii.[1]

Trullidens
Temporal range: Late Triassic, Norian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Clade: Opisthodontia
Genus: Trullidens
Kligman et al., 2021
Type species
Trullidens purgatorii
Kligman et al., 2021

References

  1. Kligman, Ben T.; McClure, Warren C.; Korbitz, Mark; Schumacher, Bruce A. (July 2021). "New sphenodontian (Reptilia: Lepidosauria) from a novel Late Triassic paleobiota in western North America sheds light on the earliest radiation of herbivorous lepidosaurs". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (4): 827–844. doi:10.1017/jpa.2021.22. ISSN 0022-3360.
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