†Ankylosphenodon pachyostosus Reynoso 2000 (lepidosaur)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae
Full reference: V. H. Reynoso. 2000. An unusual aquatic sphenodontian (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Tlayua Formation (Albian), central Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 74:133-148
Belongs to Ankylosphenodon according to V. H. Reynoso and J. A. Cruz 2014
See also Reynoso 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IGM 7441, a partial skeleton (skull and anterior half of postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Site IGM-2280, Tlayúa Quarry, which is in an Albian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Tlayúa Formation of Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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