Scharschengia Huene 1940 (rhynchocephalian)

Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae

Full reference: F. v. Huene. 1940. Eine Reptilfauna aus der ältesten Trias Nordrußlands [A reptilian fauna from the earliest Triassic of northern Russia]. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Beilagen-Band, Abteilung B 84:1-23

Parent taxon: Sphenodontidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Ankylosphenodon, Brachyrhinodontinae, Cynosphenodon, Derasmosaurus, Eilenosaurus, Elachistosuchus, Glevosaurus, Leptosaurus, Oenosaurus, Opisthodontia, Paleollanosaurus, Piocormus, Sigmala, Simila, Sphenodon, Sphenodontinae, Sphenovipera, Theretairus, Zapatadon

Subtaxa: Scharschengia enigmatica

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Type: Scharschengia enigmatica

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Mechet' I (upper) (Locality 179) (Triassic of Russian Federation)

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