Derasmosaurus Barbera and Macuglia 1988 (lepidosaur)

Reptilia - Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae

Full reference: C. Barbera and L. Macuglia. 1988. Revisione dei tetrapodi del Cretacico Inferiore di Pietraroia (Matese Orientale, Benevento) appartenenti alla collezione Costa del Museo di Paleontologia dell'Università di Napoli [Revision of the tetrapods from the Lower Cretaceous of Pietraroia (Eastern Matese, Benevento) belonging to the Costa collection of the Paleontological Museum of the University of Naples]. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana 41(1):567-574

Parent taxon: Sphenodontidae according to J. A. Herrera-Flores et al. 2018

See also Cau et al. 2014 and Evans et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Ankylosphenodon, Brachyrhinodontinae, Cynosphenodon, Eilenosaurus, Elachistosuchus, Glevosaurus, Leptosaurus, Oenosaurus, Opisthodontia, Paleollanosaurus, Piocormus, Scharschengia, Sigmala, Simila, Sphenodon, Sphenodontinae, Sphenovipera, Theretairus, Zapatadon

Subtaxa: Derasmosaurus pietrarojae

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Type: Derasmosaurus pietrarojae

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Civita di Pietraroja (upper plattenkalk) (Cretaceous of Italy)

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