Henodontidae

Henodontidae
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Henodus fossil at Tubingen University
Life reconstruction of Parahenodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Superorder:Sauropterygia
Order:Placodontia
Superfamily:Cyamodontoidea
Family:Henodontidae
von Huene, 1936

Henodontidae is an extinct family of placodonts belonging to the superfamily Cyamodontoidea. Fossils have been found in Germany and Spain.[1][2]

Genera

References

  1. de Miguel Chaves, Carlos; Ortega, Francisco; Pérez-García, Adán (13 May 2018). "A new placodont from the Upper Triassic of Spain provides new insights on the acquisition of the specialized skull of Henodontidae". Papers in Palaeontology. doi:10.1002/spp2.1218.
  2. Huene F von 1936. Henodus chelyops, ein neuer Placodontier. Palaeontographica A, 84, 99-147.


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