Ankylosphenodon
Ankylosphenodon Temporal range: Early Cretaceous[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
(unranked): | Sauropsida |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Sphenodontia |
Family: | Sphenodontidae |
Genus: | Ankylosphenodon † Reynoso, 2000[1] |
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Ankylosphenodon is an extinct species of sphenodontian known from Tepexi de Rodriguez, Mexico.[1] It is known from Early Cretaceous sedimentary deposits from the Tlayua formation.[1]
Lifestyle
Ankylosphenodon is thought to have been an aquatic reptile due to its pachyostotic skeleton and other anatomical features often seen in aquatic animals.[1] There is also evidence that its teeth were constantly growing throughout its lifetime, which may be indicative of herbivory, a rare characteristic among Lepidosauria.[1]
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