Trullidens
| Trullidens Temporal range: Late Triassic, Norian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Suborder: | Sphenodontia |
| Infraorder: | Eusphenodontia |
| Genus: | † Kligman et al., 2021 |
| Type species | |
| †Trullidens purgatorii Kligman et al., 2021 | |
Trullidens is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Triassic (Norian) of Colorado, United States. The type species is Trullidens purgatorii. It is known from a single lower jaw. The morphology of the teeth suggests that it was herbivorous, and a member of the clade Opisthodontia.[1]
References
- ^ Kligman, Ben T.; McClure, Warren C.; Korbitz, Mark; Schumacher, Bruce A. (July 2021). "New sphenodontian (Reptilia: Lepidosauria) from a novel Late Triassic paleobiota in western North America sheds light on the earliest radiation of herbivorous lepidosaurs". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (4): 827–844. Bibcode:2021JPal...95..827K. doi:10.1017/jpa.2021.22. hdl:10919/106674. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 233518270.
