†Whitakersaurus bermani Heckert et al. 2008 (lepidosaur)
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Full reference: A. B. Heckert, S. G. Lucas, L. F. Rinehart and A. P. Hunt. 2008. A new genus and species of sphenodontian from the Ghost Ranch Coelophysis Quarry (Upper Triassic: Apachean), Rock Point Formation, New Mexico, USA. Palaeontology 51(4):827-845
Belongs to Whitakersaurus according to A. B. Heckert et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMMNH P-43123, a skull. Its type locality is Ghost Ranch Quarry, which is in a Rhaetian crevasse splay siltstone/conglomerate in the Chinle Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ghost Ranch Quarry
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