Micromenodon is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Triassic Doswell Formation of Virginia. It contains a single species, Micromenodon pitti. The species is only known from a partial maxilla with teeth. It has been placed as a basal member of Sphenodontia.[1]
| Micromenodon Temporal range: Late Triassic, Carnian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Suborder: | Sphenodontia |
| Genus: | †Micromenodon Sues & Schoch, 2021 |
| Type species | |
| †Micromenodon pitti Sues & Schoch, 2021 | |
| Rhynchocephalia | |
References
edit- ↑ Sues, Hans-Dieter; Schoch, Rainer R. (March 2021). "A new early-diverging sphenodontian (Lepidosauria, Rhynchocephalia) from the Upper Triassic of Virginia, U.S.A.". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (2): 344–350. Bibcode:2021JPal...95..344S. doi:10.1017/jpa.2020.87. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 228808997.