Homoeosaurus
Homoeosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodont reptile. It was found in limestone in Bavaria, Germany, as well as in France and the United Kingdom. It was related to the modern tuatara, though it was a considerably more gracile. There were several species varying greatly in size and morphology.[1]
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| Homoeosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous | |
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| Homoeosaurus maximiliani | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Family: | Sphenodontidae |
| Genus: | †Homoeosaurus von Meyer, 1847 |
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References
- G. A. Boulenger, (1891) On British Remains of Homœosaurus, with Remarks on the Classification of the Rhynchocephalia. Article in Journal of Zoology 59(1):167 - 172. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1891.tb06820.x
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