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Colobops

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Colobops
Temporal range: Middle Norian 214–210 Ma
A 3D reconstruction of the skull of Colobops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Sauria
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Order: Rhynchosauria
Genus: Colobops
Pritchard et al., 2018
Species:
C. noviportensis
Binomial name
Colobops noviportensis
Pritchard et al., 2018

Colobops is a genus of reptile from the Late Triassic of Connecticut.[1] It was named as a distinct species in 2018.

References

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  1. Pritchard, Adam C.; Gauthier, Jacques A.; Hanson, Michael; Bever, Gabriel S.; Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan S. (2018-03-23). "A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus". Nature Communications. 9 (1): 1213. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03508-1. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 5865133. PMID 29572441.