Sphenosaurus Meyer 1847 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Parent taxon: Pariotichidae according to O. W. M. Kuhn 1966

See also Carroll et al. 1972, Owen 1859, Owen 1860 and Owen 1861

Sister taxa: Acrodenta, Baeotherates, Captorhininae, Captorhinoides, Captorhinus, Euconcordia, Helodectes, Labidosaurikos, Labidosauriscus, Labidosaurus, Moradisaurinae, Opisthodontosaurus, Protocaptorhinus, Reiszorhinus, Rhiodenticulatus, Riabininus, Riabininus uralensis, Romeria, Saurorictus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sphenosaurus in the database

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