Parahenodus

Parahenodus; Temporal range: Late Triassic, Carnian–Norian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Sauropterygia
Order:	†Placodontia
Family:	†Henodontidae
Genus:	†Parahenodus; De Miguel Chaves, Ortega & Pérez‐García, 2018
Type species
	†Parahenodus atancensis; De Miguel Chaves, Ortega & Pérez‐García, 2018

Parahenodus is an extinct henodontidae placodont only known from a skull, described in 2018.^[1] The skull, named and described as Parahenodus atancensis, was discovered in Upper Triassic rock in Spain. It was the sister taxon to Henodus.

References[change | change source]

↑ Carlos de Miguel Chaves; Francisco Ortega; Adán Pérez‐García (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. 4 (4): 567–576. doi:10.1002/spp2.1218. S2CID 133679210.

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[1] Carlos de Miguel Chaves; Francisco Ortega; Adán Pérez‐García (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. 4 (4): 567–576. doi:10.1002/spp2.1218. S2CID 133679210.

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