Henodus
Extinct species of reptile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the extinct genus of fish Helodus.
Henodus (from Greek: ἑνός henós, 'one' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús, 'tooth') is an extinct placodont of the Late Triassic period during the early Carnian age. Fossils of Henodus chelyops were found in the Estherienschichten Member of the Grabfeld Formation, near Tübingen, Germany.[1] It was around 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. The single species within the genus is H. chelyops.[2][3]
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Henodus | |
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Skeleton of Henodus at the American Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Placodontia |
Family: | †Henodontidae |
Genus: | †Henodus Huene, 1936 |
Species: | †H. chelyops |
Binomial name | |
†Henodus chelyops Huene, 1936 | |
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Henodus is the only placodont thus far found in non-marine deposits, suggesting it may have lived in brackish or freshwater lagoons.