Clevosaurus convallis Saila 2005 (lepidosaur)

Reptilia - Eosuchia - Clevosauridae

Full reference: L. K. Saila. 2005. A new species of the sphenodontian reptile Clevosaurus from the Lower Jurassic of South Wales. Palaeontology 48(4):817-832

Belongs to Clevosaurus according to L. K. Saila 2005

Sister taxa: Clevosaurus bairdi, Clevosaurus brasiliensis, Clevosaurus cambrica, Clevosaurus hadroprodon, Clevosaurus hudsoni, Clevosaurus mcgilli, Clevosaurus minor, Clevosaurus sectumsemper, Clevosaurus wangi, Dianosaurus petilus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pant 4 (St. Bride's Island), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fissure fill limestone/marl in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pant 4 (St. Bride's Island)

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