Fodonyx spenceri Benton 1990 (rhynchosaur)

Reptilia - Rhynchosauria - Rhynchosauridae

Alternative combination: Rhynchosaurus spenceri

Full reference: M. J. Benton. 1990. The species of Rhynchosaurus, a rhynchosaur (Reptilia, Diapsida) from the Middle Triassic of England. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 328:213-306

Belongs to Fodonyx according to D. W. E. Hone and M. J. Benton 2008

See also Benton 1990

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: EXEMS 60/1985.292, a partial skull. Its type locality is Fodonyx (Rhynchosaurus) spenceri holotype site (EXEMS 60/1985.292), which is in an Anisian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Otter Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of the United Kingdom (21 collections)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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