Phonodus dutoitorum Modesto et al. 2010 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Parareptilia - Procolophonidae

Full reference: S. P. Modesto, D. M. Scott, J. Botha-Brink and R. R. Reisz. 2010. A new and unusual procolophonid parareptile from the Lower Triassic Katberg Formation of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(3):715-723

Belongs to Phonodus according to S. P. Modesto et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NMQR 356, a partial skull. Its type locality is Bergendal Farm, which is in an Induan terrestrial conglomerate in the Katberg Formation of South Africa.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bergendal Farm

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