†Navajosphenodon Simões et al. 2022 (rhynchocephalian)
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Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae
Full reference: T. R. Simões, G. Kinney-Broderick, and S. E. Pierce. 2022. An exceptionally preserved Sphenodon-like sphenodontian reveals deep time conservation of the tuatara skeleton and ontogeny. Communications Biology 5:195
Parent taxon: Sphenodontinae according to T. R. Simões et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Notosphenos, Sphenofontis, Tika
Subtaxa: Navajosphenodon sani
Type: Navajosphenodon sani
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Gold Spring Quarry 1 (MNA, MCZ, TMM 45609) (Jurassic of Arizona)
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