Alamitosphenos mineri Agnolín et al. 2023 (rhynchocephalian)

Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae

Full reference: F. L. Agnolín, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, N. R. Chimento and F. E. Novas. 2023. New small reptile remains from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia increase morphological diversity of sphenodontids (Lepidosauria). Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 1-9

Belongs to Alamitosphenos according to F. L. Agnolín et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPMIK 1759/p/23, a mandible (Incomplete left dentary with three preserved hatchling teeth). Its type locality is Base of Cerro Cuadrado, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial mudstone in the Los Alamitos Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Base of Cerro Cuadrado

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