Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae
Alternative combination: Priosphenodon minimus
Full reference: S. Apesteguia and J. L. Carballido. 2014. A new eilenodontine (Lepidosauria, Sphenodontidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of central Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):303-317
Belongs to Kaikaifilusaurus according to A. R. Gentil et al. 2019
See also Apesteguia and Carballido 2014
Sister taxon: Kaikaifilusaurus calvoi
Type specimen: MPEF-PV 3166, a skull (almost complete skull with attached jaws). Its type locality is Tres Cerros, which is in an Aptian dune horizon in the Cerro Barcino Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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