†Tika giacchinoi Apesteguía et al. 2021 (lepidosaur)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae
Full reference: S. Apesteguía, F. F. Garberoglio, and R. O. Gómez. 2021. Earliest tuatara relative (Lepidosauria: Sphenodontinae) from southern continents. Ameghiniana 58(5):416-441
Belongs to Tika according to S. Apesteguía et al. 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPCA-PV-340, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Hoyada de los esfenodontes 2, La Buitrera, which is in a Cenomanian dune sandstone in the Candeleros Formation of Argentina.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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