Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae

Full reference: A. Villa, R. Montie, M. Roper, M. Rothgaenger, and O. W. M. Rauhut. 2021. Sphenofontis velserae gen. et sp. nov., a new rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Brunn (Solnhofen Archipelago, southern Germany). PeerJ 9(e11363):1-51

Parent taxon: Sphenodontinae according to A. Villa et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Navajosphenodon, Notosphenos, Notosphenos finisterre, Tika

Subtaxa: Sphenofontis velserae

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Type: Sphenofontis velserae

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Brunn Quarry layer 2 (Jurassic of Germany)

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